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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..

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....

i agree on shaving down the skin. i like to even things out with nail clippers. otherwise, they just keep getting deeper and deeper

man, i feel left out. i wish i could crank hard enough to have this problem!

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.

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..

You can't send Andrews problems. Only Andrew can span his 6'7" reaches between jugs. Keep trying though, it makes him feel good.

go go gadget arm...

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.

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.