Climbing rope diameter and tennis elbow

[Dan Maynard]

2 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

But the cold is pretty dry here, if that makes sense:  2 degrees and rain is much worse to work in than -10 and dry IME.

Actually that does remind me of conifer topping in 2C rain.

 

Started the Landrover engine at lunchtime to warm us up. Fat lot of use, takes about 25 minutes for anything at all to come through , time to go back out again.

[Mike Hill]

I wear latex gloves under my regular work gloves in the wet and cold. Swapping my wet gloves for dry ones throughout the day.

[Mark Bolam]

That’s an image I don’t need Mike, I’ve just got in from church.

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

2 hours ago, kram said:

Yes the scale is something like that. Thin gloves that are suitable to climb in will never score highly.

https://www.sam-turner.co.uk/products/pfanner-stretchflex-ice-grip-gloves

I used to commute everywhere by motor bike, cbr600. 25 miles in icy -12c at 120mph. Quite cold! Without the right gloves, my hands would be completely numb, and that happened more than once.

 

The solution was a pair of Spada Enforcers, which are a very warm winter bike glove, with a pair of chinese heated liners. A bit of a pain to get the liners in but they generally stay in place. This sort of thing

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bagima-Electric-Heating-Adjuatable-Cycling/dp/B0C6TMMQB1/

 

Not going to fit in climbing gloves. If they get wet, you will get tingly, burning shocks on your hand. However if its just to warm up in a big pair of dry gloves it'll work.

 

If I could get bike up the hills to the main gritted road, it was generally safe enough. I did over 100k miles on that bike.

 

There were a few expensive brands selling proper heated gloves. I bought them all, wanted them to work, sadly all rubbish with low heat output, tried and returned them, the heat was nkt enough a d gloves worse than the Spada's. May have improved by now.. that was years ago. The chinese inserts were hot, they could burn you if on full power for any length of time. On low power they were pleasant.

 

Thanks Kram, I’ll check them out.

Maybe just chuck them in a chunky sized set of mitts.

[Dilz]

I use merino glove lines - merino polyester blend are best. Try and have two pairs. Then wear what ever thin grippy glove I have.  Use some thicker water roof ones and thicker pfanner gloves but tbh I don't notice that much better heat retention and they get in the way. Ground work I'll have some decent think gloves on but still the glove lines underneath. 

 

Tennis Elbow this time round - Physio - wrist brace, and the arm band thing and 10 days of anti inflammation drugs, a couple simple daily exercises and told to rest -- also told i could expect to be needing the wrist brace and should stay of work for several months  -  day after spent the morning drilling out some rusted bolts ..this was very stupid  - so then put myself on strict rest - all Christmas drinking with me left hand - least I had a good excuse when I missed me mouth.  

 

Kept a diary of pain and exercise, started using some magnesium oil after scanning posts arbtalk.

 

Noticed my right shoulder had rolled forward and had a restriction in movement seemingly from the front of chest, traps and shoulder.  Ended up getting recommended a Bicep wall stretch...this clearly hit something - very uncomfortable stretch at first but hit lots of points in the arms shoulder and neck.  after 3 days of doing this  several times I literally felt my shoulder pull back and sit right and got much better movement. Today went for dry needling to get some of the deep trigger points released - couldn't turn the keys with my right hand after to start the van,  Back on the tools next week so will see how it goes. 

 

 

[Rich Rule]

But did you / have you tried the Tyler Twist?

[Dilz]

On 03/01/2025 at 15:12, Rich Rule said:

But did you / have you tried the Tyler Twist?

Ordered one - picking it up tomorrow from ICA - only place I found selling it close to me was in Denmark . 

[Rich Rule]

Good luck with it.  

[Joe Newton]

Kram is the sort of person that could be suffering a debilitating illness, and choose holistic medicine instead of fixing it. 

[kram]

I bought loads of new gloves to try, cost about 50 quid for 6 pairs,  three not pictured.

Orange are disapointing, loose fit and far too thick for climbing, but no problem they will get used for other stuff. Purple are thin, probably not for climbing. Yellow are promising, very warm and good fit but Im not sure I can untie knots in them, these.

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However I am still prefering the Mapa582 and wish they were fully coated. I have tins of tyre bead sealer and security coat (goes inside tyre after puncture repairs, stops the rubber rotting). I have painted the back and wrist of a pair.

Its black when its dry. Needs a dusting of chalk after.

 

 

The bead sealer is a thick gloop. The right glove had a coat of that first, as it doesnt absorb in. The left glove is just security coat, thin stuff that will soak through on first coat. It will get a second coat.. black when its set.