Rubbing alcohol...

Post by **pigsteak** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:04 pm

Some young guns at the gym swear by rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) to clean the oil from their fingers before applying chalk....anyone try this, or have any other tricks for getting rid of pigsteak grease or oil off the tips?

Post by **canadaclimbergirl** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:06 pm

use a fork and knife when you eat......

Post by **pigsteak** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:12 pm

you take a fork and knife to the crag? how refined....my chicken is eaten straight from the can with fingers and a bent lid for utensils...

Post by **canadaclimbergirl** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:13 pm

I know hun. I'm just teasing.

can no one take this poor canadian girls sense of humour???

Post by **pigsteak** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:23 pm

lol..there ..how is that....sorry, tis one of those days at work where hell breaks loose and ya want to be elsewhere....so any insights for me on this dilemma...we were working this crimpy vertical route last weekend, and since the conditions were perfect, all was good..but it just reminded me of the kids using rubbing alcohol when the gym is one sweaty sack...

Post by **dipsi** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:26 pm

Rubbing alcohol will remove grease from any surface. Fingers as well, I'm sure. Thank you, Martha Stupid!

Post by **canadaclimbergirl** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:26 pm

I know a guy who carries a pumice stone with him to the crag to keep the fingers good for slopes and crimps. and he climbs V8 so...it must work for him.

otherwise......Chalk! and lots of it. (I'm a chalk pimpette...no question!)

Post by **rhunt** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:51 pm

Piggie...maybe you shouldn't eat all those greasy fries before you climb!

My only thought....putting rudding alcohol on you skin in cold temps can cause frost bit!

Then my other thought was...figures those guy So Ill punks need all the can get to send V3!

Post by **kato** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 7:34 pm

I carry a little bottle of that 'no water' hand cleanser, which is essentially gelled alcohol. It's great for cleaning hands without using up drinking water, or if you run out of Sterno! (I have not actually tried the latter...)

Post by **overhung** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 7:42 pm

Beth Rodden does it as well.