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bent_gate
Oct 19, 2007, 2:05 PM
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You've seen them around, and now is your chance to post them. Post your favorite pictures that exhibit Chalk Abuse!
 
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coastal_climber
Oct 19, 2007, 2:29 PM
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>Cam
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bent_gate
Oct 19, 2007, 2:33 PM
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Nice! Dramatic whites on earth tones!
Here's some whites on red!
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camhead
Oct 19, 2007, 3:06 PM
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gogounou
Oct 19, 2007, 3:25 PM
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Wow - with that much chalk up there to begin with, who the hell decided they needed the tick marks, too?!
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dlintz
Oct 19, 2007, 3:45 PM
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bent_gate
Oct 19, 2007, 3:46 PM
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The first step is
1) Acknowledgment of the Existence of the Abuse
Accepting the existence alone is a difficult task. First the marks are denied. They are often rationalized as being inadvertent or unintentional. But no one buys that it happened by an accident. The shame is often too much to be faced.
But acceptance of its existence is the first big step!
(This post was edited by bent_gate on Oct 19, 2007, 3:47 PM)
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desertwanderer81
Oct 19, 2007, 3:50 PM
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Ya know, on rock like standstone, 95% of the time chalk does NOTHING......
I own a chalk bag, but I primarily use it for things like gyms or if the temperature is around 120 degrees.
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mojomonkey
Oct 19, 2007, 4:02 PM
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krusher4
Oct 19, 2007, 4:06 PM
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I love chalk but I can't claim a hard onsight if the holds are all covered in chalk :-(
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overlord
Oct 19, 2007, 4:12 PM
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i remember one where a guy had 2ft+ long chalkmarks for footholds. try to beat that.
but i dont feel like digging it up right now.
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desertwanderer81
Oct 19, 2007, 4:14 PM
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overlord wrote: i remember one where a guy had 2ft+ long chalkmarks for footholds. try to beat that. but i dont feel like digging it up right now.
EWWWwwww....
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cracklover
Oct 19, 2007, 4:17 PM
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Sorry, no photos (partner had the camera) but I did Crimson Chrysalis a few days ago. Holy Tickmarks, Batman! Not only were lots of holds ticked (on a 5.8!) but there were big arrows drawn in chalk on many of the pitches, as if to say 'GO THIS WAY'.
Ouch. That and the excessive number of bolts really detracted from an otherwise phenomenal route.
GO
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shrug7
Oct 19, 2007, 4:41 PM
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Photo not mine:
"To defy the laws of Tradition" Left Flank- RRG. Good climb, felt like it was a block of chalk.
More pics here.
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bent_gate
Oct 19, 2007, 7:07 PM
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Ladies and gentleman,
These are the faces of chalk abuse. Now that you have acknowledged the reality of their existence we come to the next step.
Step 2) Coming to terms with your anger
 
The rock has done nothing to you to deserve this treatment. Yes, it makes you angry when the rock was too hard to grip. But is it really the rocks fault?
The rock didn't ask you to climb it. But you pressured it to let you try. Then you found yourself faced with your own shortcomings and that was when you took it out on the rocks face with excessive chalk. Chalk abuse that everyone can see.
You must face your anger. Your frustration with your grip is not an excuse to take it out on the rock.
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nuts_bolts
Oct 19, 2007, 7:39 PM
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Well, I'm glad you finally decided to stop picking on Smith B_G!
(I'll admit, it is bad, but its not the only place with chalk abuse!)
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yanqui
Oct 19, 2007, 7:54 PM
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bent_gate
Oct 19, 2007, 7:59 PM
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I hope that's Gold Bond!
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uhoh
Oct 19, 2007, 9:46 PM
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Wow. I honestly thought I was using a lot of chalk at times but damn . . .
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kricir
Oct 19, 2007, 9:59 PM
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someone really went to town on this crag
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desertwanderer81
Oct 19, 2007, 10:27 PM
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kricir wrote: [IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t32/kricir/P1010fg39.jpg[/IMG] someone really went to town on this crag
ACK! I actually started laughing out loud in my office when I saw this. I need to stop reading this stuff while I'm at work :P
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GunksMonkey
Oct 20, 2007, 3:28 PM
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Wow that is just wow. Sometimes I winder why people abuse chalk like that. I will admit to using chalk, but I don't use a lot. I only use it when I need to.
times when I need chalk high humidity days where your sweat just hangs on your body, nonpourous rock and the like. Otherwise too much chalk can be a dextrament to the next person who climbs. nothing is worse than gabbing someone elses slimy chalk ewww. Be sure to bring a toothbrush
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jt512
Oct 20, 2007, 3:52 PM
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desertwanderer81 wrote: Ya know, on rock like standstone, 95% of the time chalk does NOTHING......
Another brilliant pronouncement from the most opinionated 5.9 climber on the site. Are you this wrong about everything in your life, or just climbing?
Jay
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