Coaches Not all Chalk is created equal!

[Rayne-WIlliam]

I know this thread is old, however it is worth knowing the fact that rock climbing chalk is best for keeping your hands dry so that your grip does not slip.

On a serious climbing route several hundred feet tall one slip can or missed grab can have a climber falling, in some cases twice the distance depending on where he or she last "Clipped" in.

For example during a "Lead climb" (you take the rope up with you) If the last clip in / anchor point to a cliff face was twenty feet / six meters below the climber and the climber falls. Regardless of what your climbing partner"Belayer" does, the fall is going to be 40 feet/ 12meters before the rope is pulled tight.

In a gymnastics situation... climbing chalk may be beneficial with a vault pass, a floor routine, or anytime you do not want your hands to stay dry. The thing about climbing chalk is the fact that it absorbs the oils your skin produces.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

rock climbing chalk is no good for gymnastics. and you contradicted yourself. "you do not want your hands to stay dry" which means wet?
"it absorbs the oils your skin produces" which means dry?
in any event, gym chalk is used for friction on a fiberglass and steel bar coupled with our grips. other stuff too but that's the gist of it.

 

[Aero]

Is Norbert's chalk good stuff? This is the first time we're using it. Any personal experiences?

 

[Deleted member D3987]

Is Norbert's chalk good stuff? This is the first time we're using it. Any personal experiences?

yep!