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my fingers are getting destroyed?!?
ive been rock climbing for a couple weeks at this indoor place and its really fun. only problem is that i keep getting skin abrasions, also called flappers. is this normal for a beginner? so right now i have 7 of these things on both my hands. it looks like this> http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpy349MgRq1qzvrlqo1_r1_500.jpg
and then like this> http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/431293278_af853dfe4d.jpg
what should i do?
You probably just need to take it easy and allow your hands to toughen up. Usually climbers don’t have such problems on indoor artificial walls, but if you just started, your hands may be really soft. Trying using some chalk as well, since wet hands are more likely to tear. When you do start to develop calluses, keep them well-maintained with a pumice stone. In the mean time, remove the dead skin and then tape up any raw spots until they are fully healed, because they will re-tear very easily. You can also learn how to tape your fingers completely before climbing. This approach is much better than gloves because it gives you more dexterity, but again, it shouldn’t be necessary for Indoor Climbing in most cases. If you do want to tape up completely, make sure you are following instructions on how to tape fingers, not hands (which will just protect the back of your hand during crack climbing). See this site for help…
http://www.rockclimbing.com/Articles/Training_and_Technique/How_to_Tape_Your_Fingers_tambi_n_versi_n_en_Espa_ol__14.html
You can also use a gymnastics/Crossfit approach that I use for taping my hands while doing high numbers of pullups. This may inhibit some palm dexterity during climbing, so use it wisely…
http://crossfitmerge.com/2011/02/18/hand-tear-no-prob-how-to-tape-the-hands/
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