Blisters from my new climbing irons...help please

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

As the title says. I have managed to cultivate some nasty blisters on my shins from my climbing irons.

My problem is that I need to climb with irons again tomorrow.

What can I do to minimise further damage?

How do you treat a burst blister if you are climbing again the next day?

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Pete Mctree]

2 questions- what pads do you have & are they adjusted properly?

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

I have the distel aly spikes with velcro tops and strapped feet.

I have them set as tall as they go as I am 6'4".

 

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

[Pete Mctree]

Not spikes that people usually have an issue with, especially on the shins. I can only suggest that you try & put some extra padding at the point it is rubbing, even a pad made from a cut up tshirt might help. Can't be much help, sorry and I hope you have a better day tomorrow 

[Mark Wileman]

If you burst a blister it'll just seal itself and keep coming back.

 

If you want it gone for good the best way is to thread a needle through the blister and leave the thread in, it'll continue to draw out the puss until the skin sticks itself together again. I can imagine shins are a painful place to have a blister, but if you whack a bandage tightly around the blistered area then there shouldn't be any movement, "empty" blisters don't hurt if nothings rubbing against them.

[Gray git]

Has your Cs trousers got zip out bits inside the bottoms as I found if the zip has worked itself a bit undone it dug in my shin with the same spikes and left a lovely painful dint in my leg so might be worth checking, like said bandage but don't pop the blister or it'll be raw flesh and hurt like hell tomorrow.
Hopefully you'll be able to concentrate if it starts to throb tomorrow.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Cheers folks.

I had a series of blisters where the pads were rubbing and the largest (about 25 x 50 mm) had lost its skin and was red raw.

I applied some dry adhesive dressings and bound my shins with self adhesive crepe bandages.  I wore knee length socks over the top. I also dug out my old Bashlins with extra long (Canadian gaffs) and leather T pad toppers. I put them on bastard tight and I was pain free the whole day.  So thanks for your suggestions.

I am disappointed with my new Alu Plus Distels. The shorter spikes were dreadful in Western Red Cedar.  I will give them another shot. But I will probably bandage first and try to get the Velcro tops as tight as I can.

[Dan Maynard]

Those blisters sound nasty. I have Stein X2 which I know some hate, but I'm 6' 6" and find them more comfy than any I tried before so I think they are good for long legs. Not that you'll be wanting to rush out and buy yet more spikes of course...

[Mick Dempsey]

Football shin pads.