Rubber Crack Gloves
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JLP wrote:They only work for the easy sizes...That has always been my thought on these as well, although I haven't used them. Find me something that makes offset ringlocks less painful and I'll buy 'em. :) |
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Marc H wrote: Then what do men who use "jammies" for climbing use for "safe" sex?Lamb skin? |
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Colonel Mustard wrote:Men who tape probably also use condoms.Condoms are for pussies! And maybe assholes depending on what field you like playing on! |
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Dustin Drake wrote: Pretty sure the real men don't use tape.Yeah, tape is for girls. Old guys, too. |
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what better way to let everyone know that you don't know how to crack climb! I have found tape to be useful on some routes. Onsight is typically where I get the gobies if I repeat the route often it is done with minimal damage to the hands. Climbing hard crack everyday can be hard on the hands but then your hands become hard to! |
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mountainlion wrote:what better way to let everyone know that you don't know how to crack climb! I have found tape to be useful on some routes. Onsight is typically where I get the gobies if I repeat the route often it is done with minimal damage to the hands. Climbing hard crack everyday can be hard on the hands but then your hands become hard to!Isn't scar tissue more prone to getting cut open again? |
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I think everybody is different(depending on what they do and how they treat thier hands when not climbing--lotion and softie stuff will make your hands soft not tough) I try to have callouses. I try to avoid climbs that will affect whatever I have going on with my hands at that time. Recently I had a hard finger pocket route that was sharp but my hands were calloused well. I was at the crux and my feet slipped and I fell. Felt like my fingers were ripped off but when looking at my hands no damage. The damage came as I f**ked it up two more times. A few weeks later after healing I came back and sent it smooth no prob. Same with hand jam routes I usually jam hard enough to get a gobie but come back and wonder what I was jamming so hard for. |
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Hey jlp my jammies broke on the second day... One of the finger straps. They made me climb better but I already was tired of being called names I hadn't heard since junior high.... |
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mountainlion wrote:what better way to let everyone know that you don't know how to crack climb!Like we were saying, Jens and Steph and Jim didn't get the memo. Nor did Sonnie. Or Tommy or well you get my point. Which is that good climbers don't care what internet wankers think about tape. |
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coop wrote:Anyone know where I can buy a size large in the US?To the OP: This retailer, based out of Squamish, BC, has them: http://rockempire.com/catalog?category=accessories They ship to the US, but unfortunately it looks like they are out of size large. My local gym sells them, too. If you really want a pair, send me a PM and I can try to help you out. |
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I picked up a pair of Ocun gloves at MEC to try last weekend and they are legit. Pretty thin so you can still feel the rock features. I won't always wear them, just like I don't always tape, but they are nicer and quicker than tape imo. coop wrote:Anyone know where I can buy a size large in the US?Gotta get them from Canada, or somewhere outside the US as they aren't distributed in the states. Eric Fjellanger wrote: Which is that good climbers don't care what internet wankers think about tape.+1 |
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he is wearing the Ocun crack gloves for sure. I bought a pair this summer and I'll never go back to tape again. They're no thicker than tape - and you can put them on and off when needed while climbing long multi-pitch routes. You can get them in the states with reasonable cost through MEC (mountain equipment Co-op). |
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Trust Russ! It is clear that no straight male has thought about ball sacks more than this guy. |
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Thanks, I need a large it appears they are out at the moment. Patrick Mulligan wrote:he is wearing the Ocun crack gloves for sure. I bought a pair this summer and I'll never go back to tape again. They're no thicker than tape - and you can put them on and off when needed while climbing long multi-pitch routes. You can get them in the states with reasonable cost through MEC (mountain equipment Co-op). mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Climbing… |
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Tape is aid and so is sticky rubber! |
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Tom Grummon wrote:Tape is aid and so is sticky rubber!So is chalk aid too then? I guess everyone has been aid climbing this whole time. |
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i use the ocun gloves ... they work just fine ... better than taping up over and over again ... |
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