{"id":3823,"date":"2018-09-06T03:26:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T03:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pushclimbing.vn\/eng\/review-camp-chalk\/"},"modified":"2022-08-31T23:08:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T16:08:11","slug":"review-camp-chalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pushclimbing.vn\/vi\/review-camp-chalk\/","title":{"rendered":"CAMP Chalk"},"content":{"rendered":"
VY HOANG<\/a> is far and away the number one CAMP chalk fan in Push. \u201cI’ve been using the <\/strong>Saigon Climbing Industries chalk<\/strong><\/a> for a while, but while I like it for its stickiness I find that for my skin CAMP chalk is better and cheaper.\u201d<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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EASY ON THE SKIN<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Talking chalk with the Push Climbing instructors <\/a>it\u2019s clear that while fineness of particles and price are easy things to compare, there are some more personal and subjective factors that come into play. Among them, skin type.<\/p>\n

Vy Hoang is far and away the number one CAMP chalk fan in Push. \u201cI’ve been using the Saigon Climbing Industries chalk <\/a>for a while, but while I like it for its stickiness I find that for my skin CAMP chalk is better and cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fact that Vy opts for CAMP to prevent skin problems bears out the manufacturer’s own claims.<\/p>\n

CAMP (short for \u201cConsezione Articoli Montagna Premana\u201d)<\/a> is an Italian mountaineering company founded by a blacksmith in the Italian Alps back in 1889.<\/p>\n

It’s well aware of the effect of climbing chalk (magnesium carbonate). CAMP points to crystalline silica as the likely suspect when it comes to breathing or skin problems since the chemical compound has been shown to contribute to cracking of the skin, the company argues. While problems begin when the substance is over one percent of the chalk, CAMP chalk contains less than half of that. Their chalk is 0.043% crystalline silica<\/a>. The company also tests its chalk for the presence of any other harmful trace materials.<\/p>\n

CAMP chalk’s climbing performance instructor and competitor Jun Vidal dubs it \u201ca good all rounder\u201d. In terms of fineness of texture he finds it \u201csomewhere in there between the Simond chalk from Decathlon<\/a> and the Saigon Climbing Industries chalk, and it’s good for training but for me the deposit it leaves on your hand is a bit to thick.\u201d<\/p>\n