Drederek Posted June 13, 2004 Posted June 13, 2004 I'm asking this seriously. How much blood should you slather in a crack before you lower off and do something about it? The specifics are a bolted sport climb next to the road. I believe its a bit more disgusting than dangerous but c'mon, other people are going to get on the thing sooner or later. I'm also curious about a boulderer's perspective as every vid I've watched has had a flapper shot or two. I'm thinkin a couple of drips on a climb ought to be enough. I'm thinkin greasing every hold in the first 30 feet of a climb is a bit too much. Quote
Distel32 Posted June 13, 2004 Posted June 13, 2004 yeah. you get a flapper and you don't climb until you aren't bleeding anymore. Just bad form. I mean if you cut up your knuckle and get a little in a crack, I think thats fine, but if you're getting it all over the place or ganking up every hold on a problem, that is bad for you, bad for the rock, and the people to climb on it in the future as well. Quote
slothrop Posted June 13, 2004 Posted June 13, 2004 Maybe that'll work on a boulder problem, where you just hop down when your widdle finger hurts, but who's gonna let a little blood stop them from finishing a route? I sometimes don't notice I'm bleeding until after I've already bled on half the holds. Â Chalk is worse for you, worse for the rock, and worse for the people who climb on it in the future as well. Quote
sk Posted June 13, 2004 Posted June 13, 2004 what do you think chalk is for???? it clogs up whatever is bleeding and then you can move on oh ya, superglue works good too, and dries FAST. P.S. if you are seroiusly bleeding that much and this is a project and not a 6 mo long trip in the creek, you need to work on your jamming technique. Quote
thelawgoddess Posted June 13, 2004 Posted June 13, 2004 blood en route is icky. but not as icky as poop. Quote
layton Posted June 13, 2004 Posted June 13, 2004 I think I've gotten some warts on my hand from urine and blood in cracks. Quote
Dru Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 How much blood should you slather in a crack before you lower off and do something about it? The specifics are a bolted sport climb next to the road. Â crack....bolted sport climb???????? CHOP CHOP CHOP Quote
Sargent_Rock Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 This is both a serious and interesting question. I have heard that Hepatitis C will stay infectious in spilled blood for up to a week. Quote
EWolfe Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 I have wondered about HIV from bloody crack climbs... Quote
chelle Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 Wash your hands with some of that alcohol no rinse solution after climbing and tape up if you are worried about getting cuts and exposing your skin to microorganisms. If your skin is intact and you don't rub your eyes, pick your nose, or eat with dirty hands you have nothing to worry about. Â Honestly you should be more concerned about bacteria or insect bites. And I'd be way more worried about catching something from the holds at the gym. Quote
Dru Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 I have wondered about HIV from bloody crack climbs... hiv cannot survive for long outside the body..... Quote
iain Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 hiv is not really a concern. I would be much more concerned about a hep. infection. It is much more durable. Quote
cj001f Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 hiv is not really a concern. I would be much more concerned about a hep. infection. It is much more durable. Not much will survive UV light. Quote
iain Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 Yeah I wouldn't actually be concerned about it unless someone I knew had HBV/HCV and had just bled a bunch in a crack. I would also be concerned if an HAV carrier dropped coils on my head as I climbed. Quote
thelawgoddess Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 And I'd be way more worried about catching something from the holds at the gym. Quote
ashw_justin Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 Chalk is worse for you, worse for the rock, and worse for the people who climb on it in the future as well. Â On the contrary I believe blood is lot more corrosive to rock than chalk is. Think of all of the electrochemically active elements, the most abundant of course being iron. Quote
cj001f Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 On the contrary I believe blood is lot more corrosive to rock than chalk is. Think of all of the electrochemically active elements, the most abundant of course being iron. All the snaffle and vermin will be after the blood for nourishment though Quote
fear Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 This is both a serious and interesting question. I have heard that Hepatitis C will stay infectious in spilled blood for up to a week. Â Good question. Lots of bad information out there. Â Exposed to direct sunlight HCV wouldn't last a day. On hot rock w/ sunlight less than an hour. But in a shielded cooler area (like a nice cool crack) ~4 days. Â http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/common_faqs.htm#5 Â Keep in mind the chance of you actually contracting HCV from contact with dried blood on a rock is very, very small. But still possible. I would rather just not climb bloody rocks.... Â Heps are also not easy to kill like HIV. Don't think spraying a few squirts of Windex or Bleach onto a spill will eliminate the virus. Straight bleach exposure for 1 minute is the rule..... Rock could get tricky though with the irregular surfaces... A liberal dosing with MEK(brake cleaner) would do the trick. But the cancer might get ya..... Â -Fear Quote
MysticNacho Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 Personally, I always climb in a double set of latex gloves, OB kit, and a HEPA mask. Keeping a big box of spare gloves in your back pocket is key. Quote
willstrickland Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 I think Mad Rock has you covered...literally: Â Quote
chucK Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 This thread is the best You should just tape up for all your bolted crack sport climbs. Â Quote
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