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codhands
Aug 31, 2009, 3:52 PM
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Just buy some damn climbing chalk off the internet, It's cheap as hell, and you don't have to worry about the lead contamination from the Chinese made sidewalk chalk. You're hogging up the bandwidth!
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the_leech
Aug 31, 2009, 3:53 PM
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Hey everybody!
Leave Tyler alone. I know who he is and he deserves your respect, not your ridicule.
He is the son of Power_Tie. Which makes him the half-brother of Gabe Walker.
You don't know who you're messing with...
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kriso9tails
Aug 31, 2009, 4:57 PM
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He also falls like a ninja or some shit like that.
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limeydave
Aug 31, 2009, 6:35 PM
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the_leech wrote: Hey everybody! Leave Tyler alone. I know who he is and he deserves your respect, not your ridicule. He is the son of Power_Tie. Which makes him the half-brother of Gabe Walker. You don't know who you're messing with...
I heard Superman wears Gabe Walker PJ's to bed.
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curt
Aug 31, 2009, 6:38 PM
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tyler_A wrote: I can't tell which replies are sarcastic or not....
The ones that suggest you're an idiot are serious.
Curt
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bill413
Sep 1, 2009, 2:50 PM
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curt wrote: tyler_A wrote: I can't tell which replies are sarcastic or not.... The ones that suggest you're an idiot are serious. Curt
Is that sarcasm? 
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karmiclimber
Sep 1, 2009, 3:28 PM
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I dunno, but the other night I was out playing pool and they have this cone chalk :
And it is so silky and nice! I kept thinking it put my bag of "white gold" to shame.
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Gmburns2000
Sep 1, 2009, 3:50 PM
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mar_leclerc wrote: Its a scientifically proven fact that if you smoke a lot of weed your hands sweat WAY less... hence I usually climb stoned.
that is so irresponsible
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mar_leclerc
Sep 1, 2009, 10:37 PM
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Gmburns2000 wrote: mar_leclerc wrote: Its a scientifically proven fact that if you smoke a lot of weed your hands sweat WAY less... hence I usually climb stoned. that is so irresponsible
That was a joke.. I dont smoke
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Gmburns2000
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mar_leclerc wrote: Gmburns2000 wrote: mar_leclerc wrote: Its a scientifically proven fact that if you smoke a lot of weed your hands sweat WAY less... hence I usually climb stoned. that is so irresponsible  That was a joke.. I dont smoke
Sorry, should have been more clear. Added emoticons above and below to explain.
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rockandlice
Sep 1, 2009, 11:37 PM
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limeydave wrote: I heard Superman wears Gabe Walker PJ's to bed.
YeahZFTW!!11one!
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canterbury
Sep 3, 2009, 8:52 PM
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this thread made my day
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qwert
Sep 4, 2009, 7:36 AM
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canterbury wrote: this thread made my day
How didnt i notice it before?
It might be too late, but i indeed have a bit (really, only a bit, not much at all) of sympathy for the OP.
the use of the word chalk in climbing is totally misleading!
Geologically speaking chalk is a soft, sedimentary rock, made out of little "pellets" of Calcium Carbonate ( CaCO_3). So it is "simply" a limestone.
For example the cliffs of dover are made of this stuff. It is very soft (which makes for very "interesting" climbing i have heard) so it got used as writing chalk, since when dragged across a hard surface (such as a blackboard) it abraded and left a white line.
If you heat that stuff (or any other, harder limestone) it releases CO_2 and becomes CaO. CaO, or lime, has many uses, however putting it on your hands and getting it wet is none of them! (hint: OMG it burns  )
Then we have street chalk. Maybe sometimes it is chalk (as mentioned, historically it has been), but mostly it is not. what gets used here is calcium sulfate (Gypsum, CaSO_4*2H_2O) another sedimentary rock. Its similar in softness and color to chalk, but it is not chalk.
If you heat gypsum, it will loose H_2O, and thus either become Anhidryte (CaSO_4) or (dont know the english term) "dry Gypsum" CaSO_4*0.5H_2O. this is the stuff you can buy as plaster. If you ad water it first becomes a soft kind of slime (depending on the amount of water) of gypsum (the dry gypsum takes the water and becomes gypsum again) and when excess water is evaporated you have gypsum again. I guess it is cheaper to produce "chalk" sticks that way than out of real chalk.
Also: Gypsum + Water = Slimy -> not you desired chalk
And then there is climbing, or gymnastics chalk, which can be a variety of stuff (apart from real chalk, but it seems like that has also been used). . Mostly it is MgCO_3, magnesium carbonate, but there also all kinds of various Mg and Ca oxides, carbonates and hydrates flying around, as well as drying agents. However none contain sulfur as far as i can see.
i have one container that says "4MgCO_3 . ?Mg(OH)_2 . ??". the label has abrade, but i would guess the first ? is a number and the last is H_2O.
Metolius speaks about a safe drying agent added to highes quality magnesium carbonete, wheras Balck diamond says only "pure chalk" (which is bullshit, mineralogically speaking) but as a MgCO_3 atom (which is not possible) printed on the bag.
So to sum it up:
Buy climbing chalk!
qwert
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qwert
Sep 4, 2009, 7:38 AM
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Oh my god,
did i really just type all of that in that stupid thread?
Fuck, im off, gotta get my boredom wasted more productive ...
qwert
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bill413
Sep 4, 2009, 3:43 PM
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qwert - beutiful exposition. Thanks!
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marc801
Sep 5, 2009, 12:46 AM
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So at this point, have we succeeded in causing tyler to curl up into the fetal position in his mommy's basement?
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tmarkert
Sep 7, 2009, 3:16 PM
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Hennessey wrote: tyler_A wrote: Let's cut the stupid ass internet sarcasm please. I have a question for you. Why did you post this useless garbage? Mamma said: Stupid is, is stupid does Most people buy chalk at the same place they buy the rest of their climbing gear
Hey dumbass's, maybe he hasnt bought any gear yet and uses rental.. BUT he might be unaware that you can rent / borrow chalk and a bag, or maybe the gym he visits doesnt offer chalk for rent or sale (my gym was out for a while)
Remember when YOU started climbing? Not everything was so simple and easily found for you was it?
Not everyone spends 23 hours a day thinking about climbing, some of us have other hobbies and responcibilities.
In other words, 1 poster with just a few words could have told him, No I dont think that would work, but try here .............................
GROW UP
OP
Check backcountry.com, I got Black Diamonds "White gold" for an ok price, but make sure you spend the $20 on a good chalk bag unlike my mistake of buying a $6.00 Mad rock bag that I had to sew holes in every few weeks
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gmggg
Sep 7, 2009, 4:49 PM
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tmarkert wrote: Hennessey wrote: tyler_A wrote: Let's cut the stupid ass internet sarcasm please. I have a question for you. Why did you post this useless garbage? Mamma said: Stupid is, is stupid does Most people buy chalk at the same place they buy the rest of their climbing gear Hey dumbass's, maybe he hasnt bought any gear yet and uses rental.. BUT he might be unaware that you can rent / borrow chalk and a bag, or maybe the gym he visits doesnt offer chalk for rent or sale (my gym was out for a while) Remember when YOU started climbing? Not everything was so simple and easily found for you was it? Not everyone spends 23 hours a day thinking about climbing, some of us have other hobbies and responcibilities. In other words, 1 poster with just a few words could have told him, No I dont think that would work, but try here ............................. GROW UP OP Check backcountry.com, I got Black Diamonds "White gold" for an ok price, but make sure you spend the $20 on a good chalk bag unlike my mistake of buying a $6.00 Mad rock bag that I had to sew holes in every few weeks
Hey OP,
Don't listen to this guy he is so rich that he is sewing holes in his chalk bag just so he has an excuse to buy some more fancy "internet chalk". Just go to Walmart and get some ziploc bags and silica gel. No chalk will get lost and you can learn to grow mushrooms and save some serious money on your meals.
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iching
Sep 11, 2009, 2:23 AM
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I'd stay away from Walmart, it's all from china. Try a a good American hardware store where you can pick up a cheap sheet of dry wall. But, stay away from the yellow dry wall with fiber glass in it. It will make your balls itch.
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Rudmin
Sep 11, 2009, 3:11 AM
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Anyone know where you can buy climbing chalk in some serious bulk quantities? I am tired of picking up a dime bag of super chalk every couple months. I want to just get a lifetime supply that I can leave in the basement. Like 20 kilos of chalk.
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iching
Sep 12, 2009, 5:08 PM
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Tyler,
Try http://www.backcountrygear.com/catalog/climbdetail.cfm/MET7300
backcountrygear sells 1/2 bags of chalk for $7.
If you need more than this for a years worth of climbing your definitely the butt of my jokes.
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MikeSaint
Sep 12, 2009, 5:55 PM
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gmggg wrote: Hey OP, Don't listen to this guy he is so rich that he is sewing holes in his chalk bag just so he has an excuse to buy some more fancy "internet chalk". Just go to Walmart and get some ziploc bags and silica gel. No chalk will get lost and you can learn to grow mushrooms and save some serious money on your meals.
YUP
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biocoder
Oct 7, 2013, 7:54 PM
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Please DO NOT use flour (or other baking goods) as climbing chalk. They invite pests. Also, most flour is wheat, and some flours contain nuts. You can make another climber very ill (or worse) if they are allergic. Please use only climbing chalk. If you don't have a store or gym near you, please be considerate--Amazon.com, REI, or any other online outlet that sells climbing stuff will have many chalk options.
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rocknice2
Oct 8, 2013, 1:36 AM
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notapplicable wrote: tyler_A wrote: I can't tell which replies are sarcastic or not.... FAIL |
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