Be sure to check out the video here for the full experiment! kzread.info/dash/bejne/apV8s8-aYrvHgag.html

Chalk helps the better you are. A V0 climber won’t suddenly turn into a V5 with some chalk.

@SweetNessTM

10 ай бұрын

I used to be a v2 climber but one day I used some of my friends chalk and flashed v8 easy, no going back

@adamp7069

9 ай бұрын

I literally just tried bouldering today at LA Boulder and was immediately on v4-5 with chalk. No chalk v4s were a struggle

@Poopsicle5566

9 ай бұрын

​@@SweetNessTMthat was the worst attempt at sarcasm I've ever seen

@SweetNessTM

9 ай бұрын

@@Poopsicle5566 you're weird

@jonahmays

9 ай бұрын

Exactly it’s not perfectly linear

It protects your hands from tearing and does increase cleanness fo grip. It won't change which muscle groups you need to develop.

@barneyadams9869

6 ай бұрын

This is the main reason I encourage first time or beginner climbers to use chalk. They tend to have soft skin!

@JonathanHolt1988

6 ай бұрын

I work out with a guy doing ninja warrior who uses very little chalk, and he rips all the time. I try to tell him to chalk up, he sweats quite a bit, but he doesn't listen. I hardly every rip. Oh well, to each their own.

@aubreydurham5098

29 күн бұрын

@@barneyadams9869kinda wish I read this comment two days ago when I went climbing lmao. Toar both my hands to hell!

Even if you don't need chalk, for the courtesy of the gym, use it. It makes the holds sweaty for other climbers and drives me nuts when I grab a hold and it just feels greasy haha

@MrMeasaftw

10 ай бұрын

I'm sorry. No matter how much chalk I cake on, I will always make holds wet. My hands are like waterfalls...

@LOLSebastian

10 ай бұрын

@@MrMeasaftw You should look into RhinoSkin performance or something similiar

@allen.9

9 ай бұрын

For real man. Literally yesterday a group was climbing without chalk and melted the hold’s grip lmao

@neonice6137

9 ай бұрын

@@MrMeasaftwget antihydral if it’s that bad , speak to a gp about it

@MaximNinja01

9 ай бұрын

@@MrMeasaftwsame I’ve noticed that my hands just naturally sweat now it’s so bad not just for climbing

It's nuts that he has climbed this long without seeing if chalk is helpful.

@mongoose1804

10 ай бұрын

He’s not a very smart man

@vortexfitness44

9 ай бұрын

@@mongoose1804dude imagine judging his whole personality and intelligence on whether he used chalk.

@mongoose1804

9 ай бұрын

​@@vortexfitness44 This is basic critical thinking like primate type shit. notice everyone using chalk -> chalk must be useless???????????????? he has a mental deficiency. don't even get me started on this 4th grade ass experiment.

@MyLegsAreKindaLong

9 ай бұрын

@@mongoose1804 dude definitely smart, I mean you see how smalll his eyes is?

@mongoose1804

9 ай бұрын

@@MyLegsAreKindaLong i read ur about me get a job

I think it depends on the person. My hands sweat a ton, so it would help me far more than someone without sweaty hands.

@deltasquad1759

9 ай бұрын

yep. i ddont climb but i do calisthenics. My hands used to sweat alot so my set would end earlier because my hands would start to slip. Chalk made such a big big difference for me.

@h0m1ess

8 ай бұрын

Exactly, if you’ve climbed your whole life w out chalk you probably don’t need it, it’s just for the people without good grip/ that sweat a ton while climbing.

@Umadoveracommentg

8 ай бұрын

I feel you, im an MMA fighter so i didnt really realized i had sweaty hands until i had to buckle down and get serious, go do cardio, strenght and conditioning etc. Chalk literally changed my life, i found out later i just have Primary hyperhidrosis, not even a medical issue, literally just a DNA diff lol

It totaly depends on the person and how wet their hands can get. I can manage to sweat off all my chalk on a climb in 4-5 holds. My wife tho has super dry skin, she never uses chalk and even after climbing a 20 move boulder her hands are dry af. Iam convinced that she is a better climber without chalk because of her dry hands, chalk would just make her even more dry which would result in worse performance.

@mrmonsterhunter808

8 ай бұрын

That’s also an indicator your wife isn’t climbing as long as she could. No matter how dry your skin is, eventually you will wear down your layers in a session to the point where your body naturally makes your hands clammy. It’s not necessarily sweat, more so the layer of dead skin is completely grated off.

@benjaminv02

8 ай бұрын

Nah we just have hyperhidrosis

@Mushybase

8 ай бұрын

bro i sweat my chalk off within one climb

@Mushybase

8 ай бұрын

@untrainedassassin807 yep same lmao

@kft4764

8 ай бұрын

If the chalk sweating/ rubbing off quickly is a problem, give liquid chalk a try. Powder chalk I reapply after every climb, but liquid I might apply every 30 minutes of climbing.

my climbing greatly improved using chalk purely because i sweat so much, i can sweat my chalk off in just a few holds and without it i was always just slipping off, blistering and injuring my hands

I can't believe you didn't use chalk this whole time

chalk is not only for sweaty hands, its also there to give you more friction than even non sweat hands

Also depends on how much you sweat. I sweat A LOT. Chalk is a must have

It's not just about personal gains, it's also about preserving the holds. Climbing without chalk means holds need to be washed(and fully replaced) more often.

@JeanEdouardKevin

4 ай бұрын

Um actually, as someone who works in climbing i can assure you that it is the opposite

Speaking as a powerlifter, one benefit is that chalk helps absorb moisture if you do sweat, so that you always have a strong grip surface on your hands

You said Magnus and my mind went immediately to chess

Please make mount climbing video just like magnus ❤

This guy looks like he could go toe to toe with the Hulk

Magnus is also very humble

It does depend on how much you sweat, yeah. I could never not use it. I'd slip off of anything 😂

I feel like chalking up my hands is like a ritual that gets me in the right mindset for an attempt. I bet loads of other climbers would feel weird not chalking up for that reason

You don't sweat? Bro climbing for me is like going down a waterslide, I'm constantly having to brush aside the sweat dripping down my face. Even if I barely exert myself, it's like getting caught in a flood.

When you sniff it you can climb the 4th dimension.

You were climbing with Chuck every surface, and that Jim was caked with it

That coefficient of friction is a tricky one.

My palms got sweaty just by watching this

Chalk helps only if you have sweaty hands. The sweatier the more it helps. I have friends that don't need any chalk at all. I slip even from easy routes without chalk. Many beginner refuse to use chalk and don't realize that they make the holds slippery.

@Aashishkebab

10 ай бұрын

This isn't true. Did you watch the video? Chalk helps regardless of whether your hands are sweaty. It absorbs any moisture on the holds.

@suzuki-qo4rm

9 ай бұрын

asian guys don't need as much chalk since they have fewer sweat glands in general.

this feels like one experiment isn’t enough to draw a valid conclusion

Isnt it just to help prevent slipping from sweat?

Ive never been more humbled than when i tried bouldering. I work out alot. Have alot of upper body strength, can do 20+ pull ups in a row. Im also in the 1000 pound club. But i was able up to a v4. V5 i couldn't even get close. Never felt more humbled in my life.

@smAsh59

Ай бұрын

a v4 first time is nasty work

@JokerX126

Ай бұрын

@@smAsh59 I was smoked by the end, forearm pump, nervous system was shot, I couldn't climb another wall after that. Bouldering is no joke. Props to the guys that are good at it

@Gadgetmawombo

Ай бұрын

Still tho, V4 on first day is pretty crazy. Took me a year to work up to being able to do SOME v4s, usually if I'm suited for them.

@JokerX126

29 күн бұрын

@@Gadgetmawombo don't get me wrong, I am by no means a v4 climber. It was one particular wall that I managed to do. I wasn't able to do any other v4s. I could do pretty much any v3 at the gym

I’d be so sweaty my hands won’t even be able to hold onto anything lol

It's psychosomatic! You already had the potential!😂

When you use chalk somebody comes up to you and goes "Rudy you gotta DRAW SOMETHIN"

"I'm going to climb without chalk" Everything covered in chalk

My hands are so disgustingly sweating man- Chalk is my saviour. 😂

@fenroz9258

8 ай бұрын

i never knew your hands could sweat honestly until i touched someone's sweaty hand, as my hands actually psychically cannot sweat at all.

Damn people getting some engine upgrade

I realized thay chalking too much makes me sweat even more. So I climb easy grades without chalk and only use it when i either start to get sweaty or in hard routes

I would not expect that chalk has a linear effect on the performance of people. Also, I don't think the grades raise linearly respect to difficulty.

The thing is there's no such thing as not using chalk except for the first climb. You'll begin to get chalk just from doing climbs since the holds are usually covered in it

I just love Magnus Meatball.

It was very obvious to me that you immediately looked more confident while using the chalk

“No chalk”: Chalk “Chalk”: am I a joke to you?

Well it should scale with percentages or a ratio in this case. Chalk’s kinda like a catalyst but not easy use equipment

as a v10 with chalk id probably be a v1 without it, also bouldering without chalk is so spooky to me

If your doing a friction based climb it’s essential

I’d also be interested in this on a route with clean holds. Does the chalk already on them make grip better or worse

@SunnyMorningPancakes

8 ай бұрын

Brand new fully clean holds are so uncomfortable to climb on its like holding coarse sandpaper and every move you make is microtearing your skin.

@OctagonalSquare

8 ай бұрын

@@SunnyMorningPancakes I mean, true. But the chalk embedded in them still makes a difference. Maybe just some old holds that have been cleaned. So the rough edges of the texture are gone, but the chalk is too

it helps me cos i really struggle with my hands sweating

Proceeds to roll in chalk like a chinchilla

For whatever reason, climbing and watching people climb makes my hands sweat. Its mostly watching people climb though. Seriously, I'll go a full day with my hands being of average moisture, come home and watch a Magnus video only to have my hands be literally dripping by the end.

chalk is the new gaming chair lmao

As a weight lifter and previous rock climber chalk is is like 15% boost on grip strength but the real boost is your hand don’t get sweaty and you can maintain your grip strength.

I don't usually use chalks. My hands haven't started producing noticeable moisture by the end of 90% of climbs. Only when I'm wearing long pants and/or climbing long routes do my hands start to sweat and I wish I had chalk. That being said, sometimes if a hold is already very greasy, I wish I had chalk.

Wait, you're the same guy that just learning handstand and now you're doing this? This is my goal. I watched your video several years before and just doing excercise neatly since last month. Hopefully I am being consistent with my routine and can got to this point.

Had no idea this was the World Chess Champion's hobby

Ah yes, the MT Power drum kit

Chalk is very helpful for baby climbers like me so we can develop calluses faster, therefore gradually increase climbing frequency

any tips for someone with SUPER sweaty hands? Even when using chalk my hands become sweaty just after the half of a small boulder

That percentage increase means you should be climbing v8-v9 which is still in proportion with his v15 down to v10

Magnus is successful is every human endeavor 😂

I sweat so much from my hands that all the chalk i use turns to mud

My hands sweat way too much to do any climbing without chalk lol

i've found that my hand sweat less when I don't use chalk. I've been chalk free for a year or so and It's ok. It helps on high humidity days tho

My hands and feet get coated in sweat just thinking about climbing... I need chalk.

I doesn't climb with chall because I hate how it feels

If you don't sweat, that isn't genetics, its a sign you aren't having enough either sodium, potassium, magnesium or just not enough water. I myself wasn't a sweater for the longest time until I changed mt diet and its a lot healthier for you

Is chalk more or less effective if you have sweaty hands?

Been indoor bouldering for 6 months, my hands never sweat, and I am only now starting to use chalk around v4-v6 level. It doesn't help much on some holds/routes, but others are impossible without it

@kyranian1155

8 ай бұрын

Bro wuttt? What state u live in? Ive been climbing 8 years and im at v7, different gyms use different ratings ig

@natekarakorn1286

8 ай бұрын

@@kyranian1155different people progress at different rates, but it sounds like your gym could also be sandbagged, where do you climb at?

@kyranian1155

8 ай бұрын

@natekarakorn1286 I climb in philly, but yah I think it might be sandbagged cuz I've climbed v9s in west virginia

When every elite level athlete is doing something (in any sport) it’s probably worth while

I climbed with chalk when I went to a rock gym on the regular. Chalk just doesn’t make my hands clammy from being nervous or from the strain of climbing.

There us a lot of residual chalk on the holds, just something to keep in mind. At least at gyms, you've always been climbing with some amount of chalk.

I'm just getting back into climbing after like 5 years, I've never gotten very high level with it, but I have chronically sweaty hands so if I don't use chalk I can't do literally anything

I haven't seen where all he climbs but in this video he is climbing in a gym where his hand holds are covered in chalk

Some people, like me, need chalk to stop our palms from sweating waterfalls. Don’t wanna slip.

Magnus leaves enough chalk behind for the next 10 climbers.😅

My hands tend to get sweaty so chalk helps keep them dry

ok but if cover my body in chalk does that mean i can just roll up the wall?

It literally just depends on how sweaty your fingers are, just use chalk, unless you like slipping off all the time.

You forgot that everything already had chalk on it...

It also means the holds dont get slipery and unholdable

There's chalk all over the holds already on the "no chalk" climb lmao

There is so much chalk on those hand holds that youre basically getting the same effect.

I would think it helps percentage-wise. V10-V15 is a 50% buff. V6-V11 would be almost 100% increase. Granted I have no idea what the V even means because I don't do this, lol. Just some math I thought about. Assuming it's difficulty

How do I start rock climbing?

chalk is the aim assist of grip strength.🗿

The shear amount of residual chalk on the holds…. You’re essentially using chalk

Wow Magnus does chess, poker AND climbing at high levels? What a GOAT

i didnt use chalk for a long time decided to try it one day and it was a game changer

I've got sweaty ass hands, so chalk definitely helps

Depends on if the chalk adds +5 or if it x1.5. In the former, yes, but in the latter you'd actually be 9

Life hack: There’s enough chalk on the walls already 😎they just tryna get you to pay more money

I’m only a v5 climber WITH chalk lol 😂 it’s crazy that he’s gone this long not using any!

i feel like he just hung longer because of the mental effect.

i mean the holds are already caked in chalk 💀

Its not possible to climb without chalk. There's chalk on every hold already xD

Chalk does much more on top rope/lead than boulder

Didn’t know Magnus was good at climbing not just chess rankings but rocky walls too

honestly i just use chalk to not mess up the holds for other guys. only in the gym ofcourse. outside i climb saxon sandstone where its forbidden to use chalk.

Him : climbs V6 without chalk Me : *fails V3 with chalk* I should have put more chalk

I couldn’t ever try some shit like that even with chalk my hands sweat way to much for no reason

i would say it depend on the reason of why you can't pass your level. chalk allow you to slip less due to some grips. And save endurance because you can allow yourself to put less force in your grip without slipping. if those arren't the reason why your fail. or that they don't impact you enougth. Then it won't change anything.

the harder a climb gets the more important the slight advantages are so you will have a grade imrpovement of 2 or 3 whereas somebody at magnus' level around 5 this going off as average person but not sweating would make this do less and sweating a lot would make this do more

I almost don't use any chalk at all. I mostly use it when I'm doing slopper or have to push in some way.