Unless you have a specific injury, I must say I'm opposed to any "augmentation" of hands in climbing (except maybe chalk). While crack climbing without gloves, tape or otherwise, is often quite painful, it is surprising how fast your hands toughen up. Then again, climbers much, much better than I'll ever be use them (a certain picture of Lynn Hill on Passport to Insanity springs to mind), so maybe I'm just a pedant. |