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Appreciation post: The guy at the local climbing gym changed my mind on chalk socks
Overheard him telling a buddy how chalk socks just trap moisture and lead to worse grip after 30 minutes, so I tried going back to a block of chalk and a chalk bag. Now I'm never looking back - has anyone else had better luck with one method over the other?
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jordan1843d ago
...and here I've been using chalk socks thinking I looked like some pro climber, but really I just looked like a sweaty sock puppet grip tragedy. Guess I'll stick to the block of chalk and my bag of regrets now.
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HECK yeah, this is EXACTLY what I've been screaming about for years! People get so wrapped up in looking the part they forget how gear actually works. Chalk socks feel like you're baking your hands in a little sweaty oven, it makes zero sense. I switched to a crushed block in a chalk bag and my grip actually lasts the whole session now. It's wild how something so simple makes such a huge difference.
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