Why Do Climbers Tape Their Fingers?

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You've seen it everywhere and you may be wondering, why do climbers tape their fingers? The two main reasons is to protect the skin and to prevent pully injuries.
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@dawnriddler 6 ай бұрын

Another reason is if you know the places where your skin tears, so you tape them for prevention.

@harrisashraff 11 ай бұрын

I am an amateur strongman who is currently training to lift the Dinnie stones. Every session I rip my calluses or skin off. But I never thought about taping them. Thanks for the idea mate.

@cdd1craig 2 жыл бұрын

Should use thin tape 3-4mm and cross down the finger in a figure of 8 type pattern. This should stay on the full day even on the fingertip. Recommend EB or dreamtape. Also regarding tendon injury, 11% is huge. Completely stopping training due to pain is often unnecessary and mild pain during rehab is normal. Using wide strip of layered tape is fine for this.

@ozpain1 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job on the capillary refill test👍🏼

@SendEdition 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks! I guess somethings I learned back when I did athletic training in high school stayed with me ;)

@adamthornton9648 Жыл бұрын

So are you saying for new climbers between v0 and v5 that you should wait until you tear the skin before using the tape for protection

@barbrobeta 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Brand new to climbing and got flappers all over my hands, so I have to take a few days off now. Will definitely be looking into taping and techniques now. Any tips for how to prevent big blisters and sores inside the palm? Thank you so much ☺️

@SendEdition 2 жыл бұрын

Oof! It sounds like you have quite the journey ahead of you when it comes to your skin but it gets better! Palm blisters and sores is usually from using a lot of jugs, maybe a lot of fast movements or even lack of chalk - does that sound right? I’d actually start climbing more crimps to give your palms some time to heal. When you climb on crimps, there should be very little to no friction in your palms and thus, you won’t get blisters. It’s a hard transition but it might be the solution while your hands are still acclimating to climbing. I hope this helps!!