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dynoguy
Jan 29, 2004, 1:17 AM
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Cute in theory, Bad in reality
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cjstudent
Jan 29, 2004, 1:41 AM
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Just buy a headlamp
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dynoguy
Jan 29, 2004, 1:44 AM
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Instead of rubbing glow-in-the-dark-chalk all over the holds just get pusher or someone to make glow-in-the-dark holds.
Hey, that would be pretty cool.
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rokshoxbkr19
Jan 29, 2004, 2:04 AM
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THEY DO MAKE GLOW IN THE DARK HOLDS, READ THE POSTS IN THIS THREAD
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greyicewater
Jan 29, 2004, 3:22 AM
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oh hey! let's use car headlights like in all the ads! (sarcasm)... night time climbing isn't for me, i get too tired when it's dark. happen to anyone else?
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strangeday
Jan 29, 2004, 3:32 AM
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yeah, that is kind of dumb...I would just drill holes into the rock and add led lights, and run them off a car battery.....
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crushingfinger
Jan 29, 2004, 3:38 AM
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What about dayglow paint? All you would have to do is put a little on the holds and use a blacklight head lamp. Without the light they would not golw and that kind of paint in nearly invisible in the sun light.
Ps. Great thought!!!!! SMELLLLLLL SMELLLL SMMEELLL!!!!! :twisted:
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griffix
Jan 29, 2004, 3:38 AM
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I think the main thing preventing this is that the material used for "glow in the dark" stuff, is toxic and sometimes slightly radioactive. So it wouldn't be very good for the enviroment around the climbing area.
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bouldertom
Jan 29, 2004, 5:02 AM
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Any time you start "painting" the rock, you're really messing with friction. Also, climbing outdoors is about your natural surroundings. So let's keep nature natural without painting it up like a clown or throwing our glowing fairy dust all over the landscape. As much as you think it would go unnoticed since it's only visible in the dark, believe me, people will see it. So as many have said, please keep it indoors.
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casco
Jan 31, 2004, 6:44 PM
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I know of some bacteria being able to produce light, thus, there is not much of a problem of making chalk glow, but the efects of the bacteria on the chalk, i don´t know, hell, the effects of the chalk on the bacteria will probably kill the bacteria anyways, so, I´d bet for sulfuric materials to do the job, or nothing will.
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rockclimbergirl
Feb 1, 2004, 8:16 PM
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It's a weird idea but i bet there would be people out there that would buy it... :wink:
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andy_reagan
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In reply to: I know of some bacteria being able to produce light, thus, there is not much of a problem of making chalk glow
You're speaking of "fox fire" and I guarentee you the same biology that makes fox fire glow in the dark would not be used on a product like glow in the dark chalk. We have too many nasty chemicals and compounds that already glow in the dark with less effort than cultivating bacteria in your chalk bag. :lol:
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theexp
Feb 5, 2004, 1:18 AM
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how about you just get an escalater installed and use that to get up
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karmaklimber
Feb 5, 2004, 1:31 AM
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Yikes... wouldn't want to breathe that in :shock:
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canyoncopa
Jun 26, 2012, 1:01 AM
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It's been done, check this out: http://canyonsadventurecraze.blogspot.com/2012/05/glow-in-dark-bouldering.html
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jamesnater
Jun 26, 2012, 8:39 PM
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This would be a GREAT idea...
... for chalkboards in a classroom filled with elementary school students.
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gunkiemike
Jun 26, 2012, 11:36 PM
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[quote "scubasnyder"]Just imagine if companies made glow in the dark chalk, you could boulder or climb in the dark, [b]as long as you chalked up the holds[/b] i the day, probably a dumb idea by me, but i think it would be something new.[/quote]
There was a time, long long ago, when climbers carried chalk to relieve traces of moisture FROM THEIR HANDS AND FINGERS. It wasn't applied to the holds but rather to the hands. Hard to imagine, I know, but rock doesn't get nervous and get sweaty palms. But I dunno, maybe that's how it's done these days. I've seen enough boulderers doing it to believe you're not making up that bit about chalking the holds.
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ilikepargo
Jun 27, 2012, 2:22 AM
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[quote "dynoguy"]Cute in theory, Bad in reality[/quote]
This.
Sounds like a fun time... In a gym. But there'd be no way to keep it there. And it'd be horrible outside.
Fun idea though.
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olderic
Jun 27, 2012, 3:37 PM
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gunkiemike wrote: There was a time, long long ago, when climbers carried chalk to relieve traces of moisture FROM THEIR HANDS AND FINGERS. It wasn't applied to the holds but rather to the hands. Hard to imagine, I know, but rock doesn't get nervous and get sweaty palms. But I dunno, maybe that's how it's done these days. I've seen enough boulderers doing it to believe you're not making up that bit about chalking the holds.
There was even a time when chalk was considered cheating and its use - for any purpose - was frowned upon.
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surfstar
Jun 27, 2012, 6:06 PM
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A better use of chalk:
In reply to: A varient. After I followed Dingus McGee (the OTHER Dingus) on the crux pitch of lucky streaks he asked me if I used the unlikely hold in the roof (or something like that) I told him I had. "When I did this with old slichter, I did the move with that hold, then reached back and wiped the chalk off so he wouldn't see it, he had a hell of a time with it," said the dirty Mr McGee. "He's the kinda guy you gotta do that with."
From: http://www.supertopo.com/...-screwing-the-second
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Kartessa
Jun 27, 2012, 6:47 PM
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Oops... Thread int strictly about climbing... Send 'er off to campground... NAO!
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acorneau
Jun 27, 2012, 8:41 PM
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gunkiemike wrote: There was a time, long long ago, when climbers carried chalk to relieve traces of moisture FROM THEIR HANDS AND FINGERS. It wasn't applied to the holds but rather to the hands. Hard to imagine, I know, but rock doesn't get nervous and get sweaty palms.
I always shake my head when I see someone chalking up their climbing shoes. (Yes, really chalking up their shoes!)
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