🔥 Most climbers avoid climbing on hot summer days like the plague because higher temps are generally seen as poor send conditions. This might be true but not for the reasons you think! 👀 The main culprit here is humidity! In warm environments, humidity reduces work capacity for moderate intensity exercises, prolongs sweat response, and increases recovery time. 😭 Traditional loose chalk can help absorb sweat and improve friction, but it works best in dry conditions. When it’s humid, the chalk will get absorbed by the extra moisture on the hand. This is where liquid chalk can be extremely helpful! Liquid chalk is much better at drying out your hands, making it a great base layer for loose chalk. @frictionlabs offers their Secret Stuff Liquid Chalk in a quick-drying formula (my preferred product) and a slow-drying formula. 🐢 For those of you with extra sweaty hands, the slow-drying formula might be more useful for drying your hands out over a longer period of time. Either way, we’ll all need to stock up on liquid chalk for those summer projects! ☀️🥵 Citations: - doi: 10.1080/14763141.2012.724700 - doi: 10.1039/c2em30289f - doi: 10.1186/2046-7648-4-S1-A146 Music by Filo Starquez Track - Journey