NEWS – Chalk Rebels

Minimum Impact Bouldering

September 6, 2020

Bouldering has become the most popular form of climbing due to the rise in popularity of indoor bouldering gyms. It’s true that bouldering makes a great core workout that is fun, will get you ripped, and for sure will contribute to your overall health. For these reasons, indoor bouldering has attracted a whole new gene

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The Story Behind the Picture: Thomas

September 3, 2020

Photo: Thomas Schermer. Daniel Olausson on Mon Gout 7c, Ulorna, Sweden. This is Thomas' story behind this picture: The alarm goes off before dawn and I wonder whose brilliant idea it was to try to catch that early light. I meet the tired eyes of Daniel at the breakfast table, wordlessly expressing the same thoughts. We

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Magnesium Carbonate as Placebo?

August 20, 2020

This study from 2016 brings up an interesting observation wrt. chalk use among climbers. Even though there is no measurable “material” difference (e.g., coefficient of friction) between “chalk” and “no chalk” use, climbers were performing measurably better with chalk than without. This suggests that either our measurem

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Chalk Rebels Sample Use Tips Video

August 8, 2020

This short video highlights some of the things we have learned while using out own products.

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Crystal Chalk First Impressions

August 4, 2020

We first got our hands on what we have started calling "Crystal Chalk" in early May. We worked with our manufacturer to adapt the formula to climbers' needs ...

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