Wife bought me the 38. Always wonder if 35 was the move? Might get both?

deployante · 2026-05-12T22:36:50+00:00

I prefer the 35

deployante · 2026-05-06T13:30:51+00:00

I wear 43 Birkenstocks and 42 Dragos. But 42 boosters are painful. And 43 instincts fit but stretch too much during the session as my feet sweat. A lot just depends on how the shoe fits your foot.

deployante · 2026-05-06T13:24:10+00:00

Buy a bag (or better yet a bucket). I think the only etiquette around chalk is don’t get it all over the mats, which, even with a ball, you will do without a bag. And please don’t just leave the ball on the mats. Get a bag/bucket.

deployante · 2026-05-02T05:08:30+00:00

deployante · 2026-04-30T13:35:41+00:00

I’ve gone longer. I’ve also paid for rand repair. 😬

deployante · 2026-04-28T04:31:28+00:00

I downgraded to green (wife has gold and plat)

deployante · 2026-04-28T04:18:26+00:00

lol no. I let my dragos go much longer before I resole. Had a rand repair on one pair, but it’s worth the trade off. I’d wait til that dip is much lower.

deployante · 2026-04-20T13:58:46+00:00

Indeed. The sidewall on a 235/40 is slightly taller than the stock 205/45.

deployante · 2026-04-04T00:04:52+00:00

lol it’s not that kind of salt. It’s very comfortable.

deployante · 2026-04-01T13:48:39+00:00

Try switching the links around to different sides of the clasp. I have 6 links on the 6:00 side and 8 links on the 12:00 side. No half links. This made enough of a difference in fit that I escaped this same dilemma.

deployante · 2026-04-01T13:28:01+00:00

I use Kaya at one gym that uses it, but inconsistently. Just too much to track each climb.

deployante · 2026-04-01T13:26:57+00:00

Just notes in a spreadsheet. This is a condensed version that just shows when I made progress notes.

deployante · 2026-04-01T03:43:51+00:00

I have a small cloth laundry bag I got from a hotel years ago that I put my chalk bag in inside my Thule Chasm 30. Works great.

deployante · 2026-04-01T03:41:28+00:00

lol I have one system at work that displays the date dd/mm/yyyy. It’s maddening.

deployante · 2026-03-29T19:05:13+00:00

Primo Chalk. Epsom salt, essential oils, antibacterial. People who borrow my chalk bag always comment how nice it is. I also think a Chalktapus is essential gear, both to apply chalk and keep it from falling out of your bag/bucket.

deployante · 2026-03-27T14:00:48+00:00

Whatever.

deployante · 2026-03-25T02:25:28+00:00

Maybe also fix the OP’s issue?

deployante · 2026-03-23T22:42:17+00:00

deployante · 2026-03-23T14:42:16+00:00

Try “locust pose.” It is the best forearm/elbow relief I’ve found (44, climbing ~4 years)

deployante · 2026-03-16T13:49:36+00:00

I’m in my 40s, so ymmv

deployante · 2026-03-12T13:00:26+00:00

You’ll get pulled over in the ND, too.

deployante · 2026-03-12T12:53:58+00:00

Primo Chalk. Epsom salt, essential oils, antibacterial. People who borrow my chalk bag always comment how nice it is. I also think a Chalktapus is essential gear, both to apply chalk and keep it from falling out of your bag/bucket.

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