Application of the chalk ball

• Chalk is magnesia, this special "chalk" that is always needed when an athlete needs dry, grippy hands or - especially important when climbing - fingertips.
• While many climbers prefer loose chalk outdoors, using a chalk ball indoors is often unavoidable.

Use in the hall is often mandatory

• The reason for this lies on the one hand in the often "exaggerated" use of loose chalk. The soiling of the hall floor, e.g. B. Chalk falling out of the bag when you sit down is also reduced, as is the unpleasant "powdering" of subsequent climbers.
• Less chalk in the air also means a better indoor atmosphere. However, many climbers point out that the chalk in the chalk ball is finer than the loose one Variant and - if it is floating in the air - when inhaling it gets deeper into the lungs and thus more harmful is.

How to use the chalk ball

The chalk ball is a round bag made of fine-meshed, permeable material, filled with magnesia. It is also available refillable. This magnesia is finer than the loose chalk because it has to escape through the pores of the ball.

1. You put the bag - like loose magnesia - in a chalk bag, which you can easily carry on your body.
2. To chalk all of your hands, either pick up the ball and press or knead it until the desired amount sticks. Or - if used while climbing - you reach into the bag and tap the ball to e.g. B. to chalk your fingertips briefly.
3. If the air is very humid or if your hands are sweating a lot, the chalk ball can stick together relatively quickly and application becomes difficult because too little magnesia escapes. However, the type and quality of the tissue and chalks also play a role.

Ultimately, you will have to find out through testing which type of chalking is better for you personally get by - in some climbing halls loose chalk is also allowed or at least tolerated as long as none exaggerates.