|
climbappalachia
Dec 3, 2005, 8:25 PM
Post #1 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 30, 2005
Posts: 44
|
I've heard a few ideas such as finger warmers in the chalkbag and keeping your shoes in you coat but does anybody have any other good secrets for climbing in the cold when the rubber feels like glue and slopers stick like velcro?
|
|
|
|
|
grk10vq
Dec 3, 2005, 8:31 PM
Post #2 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Nov 7, 2004
Posts: 527
|
did you try climbing.
|
|
|
|
|
grk10vq
Dec 3, 2005, 8:35 PM
Post #3 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Nov 7, 2004
Posts: 527
|
In reply to: when the rubber feels like glue and slopers stick like velcro?
......and the streets are paved with gold.
use common sense.
|
|
|
|
|
jeapord
Dec 3, 2005, 9:45 PM
Post #4 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Sep 5, 2005
Posts: 154
|
I climbed last weekend and took a coleman propane heater, It works very well after the rock has absorbed all heat from your hands and it's large enough to heat your whole body if need be. One little bottle from walmart will last all weekend. I think you can get the heater there too.
|
|
|
|
|
shear
Dec 3, 2005, 9:52 PM
Post #5 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 15, 2004
Posts: 350
|
i just returned from a day out in western mass where it never got above 35 all day. here are my tips:
a big thermos of hot tea - warms from the inside out and keeps hydrated
down booties...keeps toes and feet warm when resting
down jacket - obviously...keeps core warm
hand warmers in the chalk bag
breathe into shoes before putting on....5 or so good breathfuls can really warm up your climbing shoe.
and layers...
also, if you have a pair of shoes that are a bit bigger, that you can fit a thin pair of socks on and still wear the shoe, this will help the toes a lot staying warm.
and dont sit or stand directly on the ground or rocks...itll suck the heat from you in no time.
|
|
|
|
|
flawrence
Dec 3, 2005, 9:59 PM
Post #6 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Mar 25, 2003
Posts: 19
|
I've thought about (but have never) taped or sweatbanded handwarmers to my wrists - wouldn't that warm the blood going to your fingers?
|
|
|
|
|
edge
Dec 3, 2005, 10:06 PM
Post #7 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Apr 14, 2003
Posts: 9120
|
I never understood the handwarmers in the chalk bag thingy, but probably because I was way beyond that helping. Basically, you dip and get your fingies immediately out of the bag; big whoop... I find it much better to place your hands either in your crotch or behind the crook of your neck ahead of time, as that actually warms them and can sustain the warmth.
What I do find advantageous is the hand warmers either taped (or held in place by the velcro holders) on the inside of your wrists. The blood is pre-warmed before entering your hands, and even frost-bite-deprived fools like me can enjoy a nice day of cool temps and sticky friction using this method.
Add down booties, polarfilled jackets, a thermos or propane stove, and you are golden. These methods have gotten me through many a New England winter.
|
|
|
|
|
slcliffdiver
Dec 3, 2005, 10:23 PM
Post #8 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Mar 18, 2002
Posts: 489
|
Wear appropriate cloths to get your core warm enough to be pumping heat to your hands and feet before you start climbing and while you are climbing. You don't want to be just warm you want to be a just a bit overly warm (don't over do it!). VB creative. This makes your body pump warm blood to your fingers and toes to get rid of the excess heat and delays the time in which the rock sucks the heat out of your fingers and toes. Once the rock got really cold even this didn't work for me and I had to pack it up. Anyway the way I decked myself out when it got pretty cold I was monitering myself for heat related injuries as well as frostbite in my fingers and toes. This plus hand warmers was the best I was ever able to manage (no gyms then and I was younger addicted and possibly slightly less sane).
Anyway if you want some more info as to how I decked myself out when it got pretty cold to the best of my memory pm me and convince me you can moniter yourself for heat illness and frostbite (might be slightly dangerous for the clueless and overly enthusiastic).
Peace
David
|
|
|
|
|
jred
Dec 3, 2005, 10:28 PM
Post #9 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jul 27, 2003
Posts: 750
|
I go with the warmed fortified wine option sometimes or hot tea at the very least. Wear lots of layers and don't take to long of a break between sends/atempts. You will grow used to the cold conditions and eventually start to love them. I manage to climb/boulder every month of the year in the Squamish/Pemberton area (B.C. Canada) using these methods.
|
|
|
|
|
ron_burgandy
Dec 9, 2005, 1:23 AM
Post #10 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Nov 10, 2004
Posts: 186
|
I opt for lots of warm clothes, gloves, warm drink (your preference), and not just paying alot of attention to the cold. Bring your polar bear eyes! If you keep moving and ignore the cold you will warm up, just make sure to keep moving and if you stop PUT ON WARM CLOTHES and DRINK WARM DRINK. Good luck out there.
|
|
|
|
|
herm
Dec 9, 2005, 1:47 AM
Post #11 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Aug 26, 2003
Posts: 498
|
I have found that the key to tolerable cold temperature bouldering is to warm up your muscles before touching rock. A half mile run and some vigorous callistenics will cost some energy, but once the blood is coursing strong through your fingers the cold isn't nearly so biting. If you are cold, you obviously are not warmed up!
|
|
|
|
|
v_nuthin_ace
Dec 9, 2005, 2:03 AM
Post #12 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Nov 12, 2005
Posts: 116
|
Lots of tape, you can still feel but it warms your hands that are getting cold from the rock.
Climb on the sunny side, you'll be warmer, the rock will be warmer.
Head warmth(hat), lose lots of heat through the head.
Propane torch for heating the shoe rubber and melting ice from the holds.
A fire, even in daytime if its cold, nearby to warm your bones between sends.
|
|
|
|
|
jakedatc
Dec 9, 2005, 3:24 AM
Post #13 of 20
(8973 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Mar 12, 2003
Posts: 11054
|
In reply to: Lots of tape, you can still feel but it warms your hands that are getting cold from the rock.
In reply to: Propane torch for heating the shoe rubber and melting ice from the holds. In reply to: A fire, even in daytime if its cold, nearby to warm your bones between sends.
Are you going to clean up your fire afterwards and pack out the charred unburnt pieces so that you cant tell a fire has been there? I LOVE having to put my crash pad down where someone has made a crappy fire and left it and get charcoal stains all over. Not to mention depending on the location fires could be against state/federal laws
layers of clothes, hat, hand warmers, snacks.. digestion creates heat.. dont need to mess up the rock and the area to climb in the cold
|
|
|
|
|
lazymonkey
Dec 17, 2010, 3:49 PM
Post #14 of 20
(7382 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Sep 20, 2010
Posts: 75
|
i havent been climbing the last couple weeks but now that im getting used to the weather im considering the gunks tomorrow or something..supposed to be 36F here in NY...
just wondering when you guys consider it too cold to climb?
|
|
|
|
|
ceebo
Jan 12, 2011, 6:27 PM
Post #15 of 20
(7141 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Nov 9, 2009
Posts: 862
|
Not even trying to be funy, but build a fucking fire?.
|
|
|
|
|
erisspirit
Jan 12, 2011, 6:38 PM
Post #16 of 20
(7136 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 15, 2004
Posts: 3770
|
ceebo wrote: Not even trying to be funy, but build a fucking fire?.
what could possibly go wrong
|
|
|
|
|
swoopee
Jan 13, 2011, 8:08 PM
Post #17 of 20
(7086 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Nov 17, 2008
Posts: 560
|
I find that whining and crying about how cold it is helps. 
|
|
|
|
|
rhythm164
Jan 14, 2011, 3:53 AM
Post #19 of 20
(6994 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Mar 28, 2005
Posts: 964
|
http://www.mountainhardwear.com/Compressor-Bootie/OM3766,default,pd.html
|
|
|
|
|
REXRW1
Feb 19, 2011, 7:34 PM
Post #20 of 20
(6679 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Feb 10, 2011
Posts: 10
|
#1 item is those pocket warmers
|
|
|
|
|
|
