Nice video. 3 pointers from experience working closely with injured climbers: 1. A2 pulley (commonly injured) is often located more proximally (further from the fingertip) than people realise. If your tape doesn't seem to be helping, try moving the tape slightly in this direction. 2. taping with the PIP joint (the middle joint on your finger) slightly bent often provides more relief. It's rarely essential to fully extend this joint during climbing so try applying the tape with the finger slightly bent. 3. Be careful with concentric taping (eg. "ring method"). If the you fingertip blanches (goes pale) when flexing your finger after applying tape, its too tight. Either remove or (to save tape), try using scissors to (carefully!) cut both sides of the tape in slightly different locations, over the back of your finger. This is called "Z-lengthening" and works quite well. Happy climbing! PW

The X method is my go to method when taping, however the way the taping is done in this video does absolutely nothing to protect the A2 pulley (or A4) from being overstressed. When applying the X-method, keep the finger bent and try to make the X section as tight as possible. The wrapping around the finger itself doesn't need to be tight and if done too tight can restrict bloodflow. Do 2 passes of the "X". You will know you've done it right when you try to straighten your finger but are unable to. A friend and long time climber recently recommended buddy-taping the strained finger to its next, stronger finger and I've found it to offer even more relief. When you're climbing you hardly ever need to straighten the finger, so you won't notice any major disadvantage when climbing.

Your videos are so clear and easy to understand! I can tell you're really passionate about climbing and climbing knowledge.

Excellent demonstration! Clear visuals and concise explanations. Many thanks!

Great video, im a new climber and it was nice to get background info on the anatomy of it and why my fingers may be sore. Thanks a bunch for some great advice

Best description of what the injury actually is. 👍👍

Excellent video mate! Clear, informative and super useful, thanks a bunch!!

Thanks, just started climbing and i want to prevent injury from overuse. Trying this at the cliff tomorrow :)

Nicely explained, thanks! I suffer from hyperlaxity issues and crimp beyond control :/

@ObsessionClimbing I wanted to share a little trick I came up with for a more efficient taping method. I basically use the H method but instead of cutting the tape up to the middle from both sides (which makes things a bit complicated to then apply it around your finger) I make a small cut, about 2 to 3cm on one side and cut a long on on the other stopping at about 1cm away from the short cut. What this methods improves is that it's easier to tape your fingers and it stays better even after a long climbing season. Also doesn't need to be re-taped on top like Volker shows on his videos. I know almost nothing about climbing I literally just started but your videos did help a lot, I hope this becomes useful to you! Thanks ;)

Nice Tipps for taping! Thanks. Tom

Thanks for the great info!

Super informative video, thanks my guy!

I would've assumed taping was only for skin protection. I wouldn't have pepped it for tendon and pulley protection. If my tendons are in danger, I stop climbing and rest. Skin is a different story. That'll heal in days, so I push it and if it rips, it rips. Tape it and go!

Great stuff. I needed this video. Thankyou!

Thanks for this. I just had a “light” a2 pully injury today and will use the H method to climb again tomorrow. Or should I not?

So would you this as a preventative measure? I've kind of only used tagore if I felt a blister coming on, that's down to breed to climb and complete ignorance about the purpose of tape. :/Again, really like the videos. Very clear and simple.

Hi, does h taping help during the immobilisation phase, immediately after a (A4) pulley rupture, or is it just for climbing?

I have a trigger finger which locks when it closes and this works well

Guys, Just to be sure and sleep well, use the "wrap-the-whole-goddamn-finger" method. I am not being sarcastic or in any way undermining this video and the author. Quite the contrary actually. Make sure your joint is wrapped up as well to restrict some movement (not the whole movement of course) so you can get actual support from the tape. Simply wrapping the pulleys does incredibly little. You need to prevent the finger from bending below 90 degrees, because that is when the danger of tear skyrockets. Just my two cents. Otherwise - thanks a lot for this video! It is very informative and well done :)

What type of tape do you use?

Could u use it for other sports as well

Thanks a bunch. This was very helpful as I have TERRIBLE memory and constantly forget how to wrap with the second method. lol

Whats the name of tape

I have trigger finger on my bowling finger would this work for me?

Thanks!

It's also great when working with repetitive heavy lifting!

Does the H or X method support the pulleys better than 2 individual rings?

What kind of tape so you use?

I invented the I method. 1peace of tape that go down the finger under the joint then the ring method where the tape ends like a capital I. you can tape up to the tip of the finger like a rail or ladder.

What about small finger , do u tape it to the ring finger?

Should you be using fat pieces of tape like you used in the video or thinner pieces and wrap more? I know when you wrap your tips you don't want bulky tape.

Which type of tape is used

Is that tape or some kind of bandage?

'X methos' i prefer, H is just to bloody fiddly, and often leaves trailing ends on the tape under your fingers and it peels easier.

omg thank you, I can play guitar again

whats the name of the tape guyz.?

WHY WONT ANY CHANNEL TELL THE NAME OF WHAT TAPE THEY FOCKIN USEEE.

Climbing tape

Worrying amount of people in these comments who aren't climbers... Why are you people even here lmao this isn't something just anyone should be doing. Not even regular climbers should be doing this. If you do it all the time it's only going to prevent you from building a natural tolerance to the strain. This is for injury treatment/prevention in the extreme case. Unless you're a V7+ climber doing a lot of crimps, you have no reason to be taping up like this.

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Have to say I think the logic for this method is flawed in that although the taping methods presumably are beneficial : A2 and A4 pulleys are the principle pulleys from the palmar crease down to the distal phalangeal crease that hold the flexor tendons tight to bone and these do not rupture internally. Crimping doesn't lead to bowstringing so much as risking a finger with a mallet injury or boutonniere deformity. The tape is probably stabilising the lateral bands of the extensor tendon- the crimping position (as your fingers nicely demonstrate) gradually migrate to the palmar surface over time leading to a Boutonniere deformity where the PIPJ is hyperflexed and the DIPJ is hyperextended and the tape is presumably stabilising that lateral band palmar migration. Bow stringing occurs when the A2 or A4 pulley is completely transected after eg tendon repair and reduces controlled glide of the flexor which loses position in a bowstring during flexion. Anyway will be interesting to hear more on this subject. One stands to be corrected by greater minds.

Can you please speak louder

nope. nope. nope. taping does not offer any support, any treatment, any help. The only use could be skin protection. People saying the opposite, fool themselves and are on the best way to reach serious injury while trying to recover from some finger injuries using taping and climbing unless fully recovered.