Finger Splits

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bcombs
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JR wrote:....F'it. It is only the gym....
Only the gym? Only the gym!?!... How am I supposed to send Andrews new smack down boulder problems with an attitude like that? Only the gym.. :roll:

I get the same thing, once they get deep enough and start to hurt I use der ubers suggestion and trim the skin back with fingernail clippers. I don't get them from plastic, but from 2x4's.... :)
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i agree on shaving down the skin. i like to even things out with nail clippers. otherwise, they just keep getting deeper and deeper
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Post by Brentucky »

man, i feel left out. i wish i could crank hard enough to have this problem! :roll:
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Post by Artsay »

JR - yep, it's a smily alright. It's exactly what you said, it rips at the seam from being pulled apart. Last season I filed down the skin on both sides like der uber suggested but that just made the skin ultra sensitive when I climbed. I like your idea of taping before it rips because I definitely can tell when it's about to. That just may be my best bet. Thanks.
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bcombs wrote:
JR wrote:....F'it. It is only the gym....
Only the gym? Only the gym!?!... How am I supposed to send Andrews new smack down boulder problems with an attitude like that? Only the gym.. :roll:
You can't send Andrews problems. Only Andrew can span his 6'7" reaches between jugs. Keep trying though, it makes him feel good.
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go go gadget arm...
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Post by anticlmber »

do you use regular old gym chalk or metolius super chalk/something similar? i used to use that stuff but it exasperates the problem and the endo does not. just a thought.

when mine was doing it i would just tape it with the X style wrap, especially if you know the certin holds that do it. i always tape bouldering just to save skin.
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Post by rjackson »

Zim'z Crack Creme

www.crackcreme.com

This stuff works on the splits I get during the cold weather. Especially if I use it preventively, like when I can feel it is 'about' to split. I picked it up at the local Walgreens; recommended from a friend who had terrible problems (and also would use super glue and tape when climbing).

Good luck.
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