Brown chalky stuff

[Wakaranai]

Porter-

You wont remember me but at the rope up I won some chalk like stuff in the raffle. Upon first inspection it appeared that a dirty hippie had cut off a tube sock and put his grandmas dead ashes in it and called it chalk. I have to admit that I was a little hesitant to take a dip at first, but when I finally did I found that it worked really well and it didnt mark the rock up either. Anyhow, I discarded the wrapper and didnt know the name of the stuff or where to get it. Perhaps the hippie who makes it has some more relatives,umm, stuff they want to sell. Thanks,

Brandon

Edited October 24, 2007 by Wakaranai

[Dannible]

That gives me an idea. If you used a better climbers ashes as chalk would it make you a better climber? Hell of a way to honor your fallen partners.

[dan_forester]

Keith Richards would do it for sure.

[EWolfe]

Hmmm...Porter lose his stash?

 

 

[mattp]

You can refill at the top of the Summit Wall at Mt. Erie. Somebody dumped out their relative's ashes up there, and didn't do much to sprinkle them around.

[Knottygirl]

it an eco ball...works great for people with really sweaty hands like me!

[Bug]

I used to find super-fine dust (wind deposits) in the dry creek beds in Indian canyon and mix it with chalk. It worked really well.

And I didn't have to kill anybody or fuss with all that cooking.

[Wakaranai]

it an eco ball...works great for people with really sweaty hands like me!

Thanks, Do you know where I might purchase this substance in WA?

-Brandon

Edited October 26, 2007 by Wakaranai

[kurthicks]

The eco ball. They sell it at AAI in Bellingham.

[olyclimber]

Glad that stuff worked out for you! I would not recommend freebasing it. However, you can pick up EcoHippie Chalk at one of our sponsors!

 

Metolius EcoBall Chalk

 

 

 

 

[dan_forester]

is this stuff JosephH-approved for use at Beacon?

[JosephH]

I do rarely on occasion use chalk, when I do I use the gray stuff from REI.

[layton]

is this stuff JosephH-approved for use at Beacon?

 

[G-spotter]

If the chalk colour matches the rock, how do you see your tick marks?

[JosephH]

The trouble isn't seeing the tick marks. I'm so inept with any color of chalk I always end up looking like the Pillsbury doughboy no matter how little I use - just opening the bag is a high risk venture.

[billcoe]

The trouble isn't seeing the tick marks. I'm so inept with any color of chalk I always end up looking like the Pillsbury doughboy no matter how little I use - just opening the bag is a high risk venture.

 

With the brown stuff do you look like Eddie Murphy?