rope vd?

[Bogen]

Got a cold sore a few weeks ago, never had one before. GF never had one, kids never had one, etc. In wondering where I might have got it, it occurred to me that almost all of us, when lead climbing in the gym, put the rope in our mouths at some point when going for a long clip. The same area, of the same rope, in many different mouths... Gross!

[chelle]

I suppose that it is possible, but unlikely that you got the cold sore from the rope. Putting the rope in your mouth is a bad habit for a few reasons. Just ask Squid about what happens when you put the rope in your mouth before clipping the draw.

 

More likely that you got it from sharing a water bottle with a buddy. One thing to remember about gym climbing (or heck touching anything in a public place) is that you should keep your grubby hands away from your mucous membranes unless you've just washed them. This means no rubbing eyes, wiping mouth, picking nose, etc. It'll keep you healthier to wash your hands or use alcohol gel before doing anything with your hands like preparing food or touching your face.

[Bogen]

My water-bottle-buddy has never had one either, and the virus is supposedly quite long-lived outside the body, as far as viruses go. Anyway, I don't really know where I got it, it just occured to me that many of us that gym climb are sharing spit with strangers.

Squid, what happens when you put the rope in your mouth before clipping a draw?

[Dru]

Maybe you caught it from posting on gripped.com

[Squid]

?? Why does my name come up in the second post of a thread on VD?

 

Michelle, I thought we'd agreed to keep a few things- just a few things -just between the two of us.

[Bogen]

It is kind of a flop house over there, but I don't remember touching anything with my lips...

[chelle]

hhmm...guess I forgot.

 

Didn't you have an accident last year at Smith? Sorry if I bring up some bad memories...but I figured it was public knowledge since you posted about it here. I just saw you last weekend and can assure the ladies that you are no longer toofless.

[Bug]

Yes but is there anything else missing?

[Squid]

you're invited to come check

 

Bogen, for all sorts of interesting reasons why you might not want to taste the rope, search for a thread named 'fight club smile'

[Bug]

According to a nurse I know, anything you bring to your lips could be infected with herpes. The life of the critters varies with temp, moisture, toxicity, etc. It is conceivable that you got it from a rope but highly unlikely compared to drinking fountains, pipes, soggy-ended joints,.... .

[scott_harpell]

Drugs are stupid

[cracked]

If you can't bite your rope, then how do you get enough slack to clip a draw above your head?

[Bug]

You can bite your rope. Just don't let any mucas membranes touch your teeth for fifteen minutes afterwards.

[Dru]

cat pee will sterilize your rope and remove any nasty bugs. wash your rope in a dilute solution of cat urine after every time someone else puts it in their mouth.

[Camilo]

If you can't bite your rope, then how do you get enough slack to clip a draw above your head?

Wrap it around your neck.

[Rad]

Pull up a bight of rope but don't bite it, then we can all live together in homonymy.

[Kevin_Matlock]

cat pee will sterilize your rope and remove any nasty bugs. wash your rope in a dilute solution of cat urine after every time someone else puts it in their mouth.

Yes, cat urine doesn't quite get the kudos it deserves:

-it's caffine free

-it's relatively inexpensive

-it's less habbit forming than beer

-it's less filling; AND tastes great

 

So, belly up to the feline... the cat urine is on me (not litterally)