There’s a route on the cafe floor at The Castle which has a sign up asking for feedback on the holds saying they’re made out of a new, softer type of material that’s meant to be less abrasive on your hands (plus a load of other plus points taken from the manufacturer).
It’s a blue 6b+ and so, always keen to try new stuff, I jumped on…
Now before I reply to The Castle, giving my feedback, can I just check if anyone she has tried it and, like me, found it absolutely f*****g dreadful?!
Just no friction at all on the hands, there was little side pulls I kept on just slipping off, then when I looked at my hands my tips were completely clean of chalk where I’d been touching them. They basically felt damp.
Made the tricky but doable enough 6b+ feel way, way harder than had have been made out of normal holds.
Or am I just a big sweaty wuss?
