finger issues

Post by **longlegsrule** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 7:46 am

i feel as though i would end up as your crash pad...instead of your climbing partner...i do well to get up a V1 out there....

Post by **jabbathehut** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:02 am

you don't get stronger by getting on easier problems

are you soft??

Post by **andy_lemon** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:20 am

I'm hard... just not hardcore.

Post by **jabbathehut** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:52 am

Post by **longlegsrule** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:54 pm

not soft...just a girl that isn't built for climbing but loves to anyways...plus all the stuff out there is really sandbagged...and back to the topic
If you have finger problems I wouldn't ever recommend going to Bishop...cause that rock hurts!! You'll start to get used to it after about a week...

When I first started climbing a yr ago my fingers were the first thing to get hurt...I ended up having to take 2 months off to let it heal...but when i came back they were eventually a lot stronger...I even heated them up a little more before climbing and iced them down afterwards for a while

Post by **jabbathehut** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 7:02 pm

Is the rock sharp or are there a lot of monos and other more tendon dangers holds?

Post by **longlegsrule** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 8:06 pm

Not as sharp as some place like Vedawoo, Wy...I was bleeding all over the place there...but it's still sharp
The volcanice tuff is slick and sharp...I think it made me over grip
The granite is slick too...and REALLY sharp...and there aren't too many feet
I think I prefer KY sandstone....
I think the volcanic tuff has the monos more...and the granite is crimpy...just not too many jug type holds it seemed

Post by **jeffers_mz** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 7:03 am

Well, I did four sets of five monday, plus some curls, and nothing has changed. left hand still normal, right fingers still stiff and a little sore.

Not sure what's going on in there, but the good news is that training doesn't seem to affect it.

Thanks for the all the replies and info.

Post by **Jenny D.** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 11:01 pm

I injured my finger this fall bouldering around Queen Creek, AZ. The rock is really sharp there. I was pulling off of a jug, but the extremely sharp lip cut the skin of my index finger in the second joint. I also noticed that my finger was still sore after the cut healed. I've been climbing cracks since then in Sedona and Paradise Forks and guess what?...No more pain!

I'm gonna start face climbing again, and hopefully hit Hueco soon, to get my tendon strength back up. Hopefully I'll be ready for the crimps at the Red