NEWS
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Crystal Chalk Update
When we first tried out the anti-sweat gel that would become ,rystal Chalk. we were pretty excited. It was the most powerful non-prescription product against sweating. There were a lot of things to like about it: it was completely transparent and it made the finger skin measurably drier.But the response when people tri
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300 Post-COVID Trees Planted
We did some post-COVID tree accounting and have planted another 300 trees for sticking to our promise of planting one tree for each product we sell through this website. Feels great to be "back in business" after a horrible time due to the COVID gym lockdowns. It's amazing how sentiment has changed among climbers and w
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Lung Function and Dust in Climbing Halls
There seems to be a negative effect on athletic aerobic performance correlated with dust levels in climbing gyms. This study investigated the issue after asthmatics reported worsening of symptoms during or after climbing.Immediate effects on lung function were observed during competitions and sub-acute effects were obs
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Resin Considered Harmful in Chalk
I want to talk to you about resin, also called rosin, pof, colophonium, colophony or styrax benzoin. Some liquid chalk producers have started adding it to their formulas because it is a simple and cheap way to thicken the liquid chalk and to make the chalk stick better to your fingers. It's especially common to find re
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Chalk Impact on Plant Growth
This study looks into the environmental impact of magnesium carbonate in climbing areas. The surprising take-away is that significant levels of magnesium carbonate can be present without visible traces and that the MgCO3 levels measured can have negative effect on plant growth in the surrounding area. This post is part
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Product Spotlight: Mystery Chalk
We can't say too much about our latest formulation of liquid chalk except that it will absolutely knock your socks off when you try it. It is liquid chalk, perfected. It scores great on all aspects we care about: It dries way faster than normal liquid chalk. It leaves almost no trace on the rocks. It creates far less d
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Climbing for Building Strength
Traditional go-to outdoor sports like hiking, running, mountain biking tend to be great for building aerobic endurance but not so much for building strength and sculpting your body.One of the greatest outdoor activities to build strength is bouldering. It requires massive amounts of core strength and upper body strengt
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Upsalite Climbing Chalk
Nanotech is coming to climbing! Climbers use magnesium carbonate to keep their hands dry but magnesium carbonate is used in all kinds of moisture management processes. Magnesium carbonate has an exceptionally high surface area, and an accidental discovery in 2014 at the Nanotech lab in Uppsala, Sweden led to a new form
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Liquid Chalk Works As An Antiseptic Against COVID
Many gyms have made the use of liquid chalk mandatory since the high alcohol content was expected to be an effective weapon against COVID. This decision was based on a “common sense” line of reasoning but now the hard science is in: Liquid Chalk Is an Antiseptic against SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Respiratory Viruses Li
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Product Spotlight: Repair Balm
I still remember the first time I used a beeswax-based product to soothe my skin after a day of hard climbing in Fontainebleau. I haven't really stopped using beeswax-based products because they simply work. The beeswax acts as an occlusive and excels at keeping the moisture inside your finger skin and healing littl
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