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erisson
Jun 23, 2002, 2:21 AM
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Hey folks,
I'm just getting into climbing, and I have a bit of a question. Occasionally when I'm climbing, especially on stuff that's hard for me to do, I tend to catch my fingernails on the wall, and it often hurts, or at least bothers me enough to make me flinch and miss the hold. Do other people have this problem, or is it just me? Is it something I'll likely get over as I get better, or should I make a habit of cutting my nails shorter before I go climb?
Thanks,
Erisson
ps: This is all on a gym wall. There's not much climbable natural rock in the swamp.
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newtons_law
Jun 23, 2002, 3:38 AM
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Seven words for ya.
Cut the nails and paint the toes blue.
G.
ert guess that is eight words.
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talons05
Jun 23, 2002, 3:42 AM
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Ya, keep those claws short, bro.
A.W.
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miagi
Jun 23, 2002, 3:52 AM
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Yup, cut em short but not too short. If they are too short, it will hurt when you press down on small crimpers
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hang_man
Jun 24, 2002, 8:14 AM
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just trim it.. it doesn't look good with blood stain on the wall
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stevematthys
Jun 24, 2002, 8:24 AM
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yep, just trim them like you normally do
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rico
Jun 24, 2002, 11:29 AM
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yebo..trim them
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frawg
Jun 24, 2002, 12:59 PM
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i saw this lady at the grocery store with like 18 inch long nails. They were painted purple. It still makes me shudder to think about it. They were so long her Daughter had to push the grocery cart for her. I stared for a while like a touron, but what does someone expect? She looked like a friggin corpse!
peaze
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vaness
Jun 24, 2002, 1:06 PM
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I hate fingernails. The long ones make me want to puke. If I see long nails I always think Im going to see them get ripped out.
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missedyno
Jun 24, 2002, 1:33 PM
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i always bit my nails as a kid. i finally kicked the habit, and then got into climbing with my pretty girly long nailed hands. i cut 'em all off!
i can't stand them long at all now. can't grip things that well when you climb and you'd hate to catch one and rip it off. ow! so yeah, trim them down before you climb, you'll figure out what length is most comfortable...
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duracellbunny
Jun 24, 2002, 3:10 PM
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Keep them short.....
Climb safe and hard!!!!
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jules
Jun 24, 2002, 9:10 PM
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Ugh...
A friend of mine never cuts her nails before climbing, it makes the most HIDEOUS noise against the rock (think: nails on a chalkboard).
Whether I'm climbing or not, I keep 'em cut real short. They just irritate me when they're longer.
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orestes1724
Jun 24, 2002, 10:55 PM
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cut them.
it will be a lot better, besides that terrible noise fingernails make against a rock is mind blowing.
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calds
Jun 24, 2002, 11:46 PM
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Cut them usually one-two days before you climb.
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overlord
Jun 25, 2002, 12:18 AM
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also trim those toenails, they tend to hurt if not trimmed.
CLIMB ON
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I have that same problem if I forget to clip my nails. Since ive started rock climbing(one year ago) I ve got into the habbit of clipping them frequently
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downshift
Jun 25, 2002, 2:41 AM
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Climbing is like that line from Fight Club.
Its the reason to keep you nails and hair short.
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climbsomething
Jun 25, 2002, 2:51 AM
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long nails can hamper you ability to grip, plus it sounds terrible agains the rock/wall. plus, if you have super-tight shoes, your toenails may make them too small for you, so keep those trimmed too. my gym has a communal nail cutter chained to a neon orange piece of broom handle if you need a quick trim
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fingerjam
Jun 25, 2002, 4:54 AM
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cut the toes and fingers. Not too short though...I like mine short, not cut off, and cutting them the day before climbing does kinda help. Short toe nails are good, that way you can decrease the pain from your shoes. They only hurt me if i have long nails.
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need_for_climbing
Jun 26, 2002, 5:52 AM
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Cut UR GOD DAM NAILS it gives u a better grip with short nails and i mean really short.
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climbracer
Jun 26, 2002, 10:09 AM
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Keep them short or you'll rip them!!!
Kathy
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lostangel
Jun 26, 2002, 11:54 AM
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I keep a pair of fingernail cutters in my bag just for that, makes life easier.
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erisson
Jun 26, 2002, 4:05 PM
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Thanks everybody for the advice. Short it is.
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