Hand Care for Rock Climbers

Everyone, when seeing pictures of a rock climber with bloody hands they think battle scars are super dope, but that's actually not true. It is an excruciating condition for a climber. If you are a rock climber, then I would like to ask you a question, "Have you ever noticed your hands, how much it was affected"? If you have been in this field for the last few years, then you have ever noticed the condition of your hands. It could be good, bad or worse, it all depends on how much you took care of it.

Being a rock climber, it becomes imperative to you that you have to do special things to take care of your hands. An excellent smooth and callus free hands improve your grip while climbing the rock and also reduce the chances of sliding from juicy flippers.

Hand care tips for rock climbers

As a climber, you have heard this phrase "well-maintained hands means more climbing and fewer flappers". For keeping your hands clean, painless and callus free you must follow few tips that are described below.

Apply chalk:

Before starting climbing, apply a few amounts of chalk on your hands. Make sure it will be in a limited quantity because overuse of chalk makes your hands dry and it will also harm your hands, If you apply chalk in very less amount then it won't be able to make your hands dry, your hands continuously sweat, as a result, your hands slipping off.

Don't apply sunscreen by yourself:

Whenever you are required to apply sunscreen, do not use your hands, you can ask for anyone to apply on you or if you have to do this yourself then use it in the form of a spray or apply it with the backside of your hands. If it comes in contact with water, it can be susceptible to ripping or tearing.

Trim your Nails:

Before starting climbing, trim your nails, because if you do this with big nails, it will be stuck in rocks and break that will lead you in a most painful condition. But here is a point that you should note, a little layer of nails should remain because it helps you in gripping over the rocks. You can easily purchase a nail clipper for executing this process.

Moisturize your hands:

It is a very important point; moisturize your hands before 1-2 hours of starting the climbing. Time is very important because when you do this 2 hours earlier, it will make your skin hydrated and increase elasticity power, which reduces the chances of cracking and popping up on your skin. Make sure that the moisturizer and cream which you are going to use must be good quality and brand.

Therefore, these points revealed all the secrets of getting rid from callus. You must understand how much necessary is hand care for rock climbers, to be a successful climber. Regularly maintaining the callus and skin layer of your hands means you reduce the chances of wounds in your hands.