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Claire
Aug 1
I would add that it also depends on if it's indoor climbing or outdoor climbing. I don't climb indoors as much as I do outdoors, but usually when we go out we easily have full day sessions, leaving in the morning and getting back at night, sometimes the next morning even. I doubt I would be able to have such long sessions in an indoor gym though... Read more  
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Matt
Aug 5
I just learned at the gym that this is actually an international way of encouraging or saying "you can do it". Pretty cool when the whole gym is yelling at you "alle" or "you can do it!".
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Adam M.
Jun 1, 2023
It depends on your goals for climbing and why you are doing it in the first place. When I started climbing I went all in and had 4 hour sessions on average I believe. I was quite obsessed. But, I also had a goal, to get as good as I could in the shortest amount of time. Could I have done that with less time per session, definitely. I went 3 or 4... Read more  
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Joshua
Aug 3
I have washed my chalk bag a few times throughout the years, not that it was REALLY needed, but, I personally like to refresh my gear after sometime. Other gear I might buy new, but chalk bags I feel can just live on until they are really in bad shape and ruined, especially because they are not a matter of safety. When it comes to safety or perform... Read more  
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Claire
Aug 1
I've been climbing for a few years now and have never had to wash my chalk bag. What happened to yours? Did something spill on it? I can't imaging why one would need to be washed unless you are trying to sell it or it got into an accident and got spilled on! Either way, I don't see why it would hurt to wash it by hand and let it dry out in the s... Read more  
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Claire
Aug 1
I would add that it also depends on if it's indoor climbing or outdoor climbing. I don't climb indoors as much as I do outdoors, but usually when we go out we easily have full day sessions, leaving in the morning and getting back at night, sometimes the next morning even. I doubt I would be able to have such long sessions in an indoor gym though... Read more  
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do your hands sweat when thinking about or watching climbing also?

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what is a good warm up exercise that also improves your climbing?
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Should you try and break an intended beta and also climb the intended way?
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General Climbing  ·  Sep 29, 2022
does rock climbing make your hands bigger?
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how do you take care of your hands after rock climbing?
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does chalk dry out your hands?
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are small hands good for rock climbing?
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Does rock climbing strengthen hands?
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Can climbing shoes change the shape of your toes/feet?
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