John Frieh Posted August 18, 2004 Posted August 18, 2004 Has anyone added skateboard grip/deck tape (or something comparable) to their leashless ice tools? Particular brand you used (or is it generic)? Any problems with it pealing off over the season? Particular areas of the tool you recommend or don’t recommend applying it too? Anything else? Thanks! Quote
icegirl Posted August 18, 2004 Posted August 18, 2004 uh, are you climbing without gloves? leashless in the gym? chalk? Quote
John Frieh Posted August 18, 2004 Author Posted August 18, 2004 Either... I always try to go gloveless (inside or outside) but obviously it doesn't always happen. A few people have recommended to me adding grip tape to the upper shaft and both handles so I was wondering what other people have tried... Quote
icegirl Posted August 18, 2004 Posted August 18, 2004 ?? always try to go gloveless? on ice/mixed? I'm missing something here... Quote
John Frieh Posted August 18, 2004 Author Posted August 18, 2004 Gloveless if dry; thin gloves on ice if temps permit. Quote
Dru Posted August 18, 2004 Posted August 18, 2004 Particular areas of the tool you recommend or don’t recommend applying it too? the pick Anything else? Thanks! try rubbing a wax candle all over it Quote
icegirl Posted August 18, 2004 Posted August 18, 2004 I'm still not sure I get this. I don't think I've ever encountered an ice climb where I'd be happy having no protection on my hands (even if just for abrasion protection) Of course I am not a hard-woman climber like some... Are we talking waterfall ice here? or indoor/outdoor gym walls for practice? Quote
John Frieh Posted August 18, 2004 Author Posted August 18, 2004 Are we talking waterfall ice here? or indoor/outdoor gym walls for practice? Both. A modification for leashless climbing... that's all. Quote
dbb Posted August 18, 2004 Posted August 18, 2004 I've seen a lot of the Ergos taped up that way with grip tape above the handle. Seems like going all the way up to the head would be a good thing. I probably wouldn't add any to the handle as it would only increase the diameter. What tools you using? Quote
John Frieh Posted August 18, 2004 Author Posted August 18, 2004 Ergos. Was also thinking about adding some to my quarks but was concerned about it interfering with the leash when I use a traditional leash system. Have you looked at grip tape? It’s super thin... I doubt the diameter increase would be noticeable... Quote
TBay Posted August 18, 2004 Posted August 18, 2004 Skateboard grip tape has application in the climbing world. i've added some Jessop skate deck grip tape to my vipers last season when i severly damaged one of the grips. for me it works alot better than the stock grips. this year i going to add some between the leash attachment and head. i built a 'crack machine' with a coupla 2x6's, bolts, wingnuts (for on the fly crack width adjustments), then i laced the inside w/ grip tape. killer! the grip-tape gets my hands ready for tapeless desert and granite cracks. Quote
Ben_Otten Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 I just got a Grivel air tech Evo axe. It came with the non skid in two places on the axe, near the spike for better 'traction' if you will... It also came with extra tape if I wanted to add more. The stuff they give you is made by 3M. So you should be able to find it at probably any store. Quote
lummox Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 try rubbing a wax candle all over it surfboard wax works better in warmish temps. Quote
Lambone Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 NolsE, When i was living in Bozeman Mt my only means of transportation was a longboard. long story short, the winters are very long and cold there and they don't plow the roads...they just let the snow and ice pack down, so I ended up doing alot of winter riding. When my griptape on my deck got all snowy it had no stick to it. It would get very slippery infact, and just be coated in snowy/ice. So now you know. If you do it, probly gotta try and keep the tools out of the snow. Quote
fleblebleb Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 Try wrapping the tool shafts with hockey tape. Just don't get the tape wet and then plunge the spike into snow. Quote
Dru Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 try rubbing a wax candle all over it surfboard wax works better in warmish temps. i'll keep that in mind next time i'm ice climbing on Oahu. Quote
miller Posted September 17, 2004 Posted September 17, 2004 nolse, i have the ergos and use hockey tape (if you dont know what that is, its black tape that is sticky on the outer side - you can get it at sports stores). i taped from the bottom of the handle almost all the way up the shaft. Quote
Dechristo Posted September 19, 2004 Posted September 19, 2004 "i have the ergos and use hockey tape (if you dont know what that is, its black tape that is sticky on the outer side - you can get it at sports stores)." This tape has been called historically "friction tape". Quote
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