Useful tips, I think most experienced climbers settle on similar tactics to these. I'd love to see more content on the best skin and fingernail care tactics for climbing. This is an area that has seen too little research given it's huge effect on climbing performance. Hopefully some researchers can put together useful studies and data in the near future.
Cool video! I also struggle a lot with thin/wet skin so this is all very relatable. For Antihydral, I’ve noticed that it’s best applied 2-3 days before climbing for maximum effect. 1 night before is ok, but the skin will be even thicker/harder the second and third day. I also switched to sanding with a small piece of sandstone instead of paper and I feel like it keeps my skin in rock-shape a bit better (I’m not a pro so I often don’t climb on rock for long periods of time).
Hi siebe, that's a really great video! But one question is that you should apply antyhydral or drying cream the night before, but if you want to climb several days in a row, you should apply it every night before climbing or just the night before for several days. Thank you so much!
Why can’t someone say “if you have wet skin, do this.” “If you have dry skin, do this.”? In general, some people have wet/thin skin. Others have dry/thick skin. The ideal products and treatments are totally different depending which you have.
Does anyone else have the fingernail pull from the fingertip under where the nail grows out? After a few days of bouldering outdoors that starts to happen and it's super painful, creating an open wound under the end of the fingernail.
Useful tips, I think most experienced climbers settle on similar tactics to these. I'd love to see more content on the best skin and fingernail care tactics for climbing. This is an area that has seen too little research given it's huge effect on climbing performance. Hopefully some researchers can put together useful studies and data in the near future.
Cool video! I also struggle a lot with thin/wet skin so this is all very relatable. For Antihydral, I’ve noticed that it’s best applied 2-3 days before climbing for maximum effect. 1 night before is ok, but the skin will be even thicker/harder the second and third day. I also switched to sanding with a small piece of sandstone instead of paper and I feel like it keeps my skin in rock-shape a bit better (I’m not a pro so I often don’t climb on rock for long periods of time).
Awesome video !
Hi siebe, that's a really great video! But one question is that you should apply antyhydral or drying cream the night before, but if you want to climb several days in a row, you should apply it every night before climbing or just the night before for several days. Thank you so much!
Why can’t someone say “if you have wet skin, do this.” “If you have dry skin, do this.”? In general, some people have wet/thin skin. Others have dry/thick skin. The ideal products and treatments are totally different depending which you have.
Does anyone else have the fingernail pull from the fingertip under where the nail grows out? After a few days of bouldering outdoors that starts to happen and it's super painful, creating an open wound under the end of the fingernail.
I've had that. Put some vaseline on it so it's more supple
Finger skin doesn't build some kind of hard protection after years of climbing?
curious why you say not to use neosporin everyday on splits? makes skin too soft?
Also it is an anti biotic, you should only use them if you need it.
the biggest tip i can give: colloidal silver