What is climbing finger tape?

Climbing finger tape is made of pure cotton cloth and zinc oxide glue. It is latex-free and inelastic. It can protect fingers from wear and tear, prevent finger blisters, support finger joints, prevent finger fractures, etc.

Rock climbing often requires us to tape our hands to protect our skin. Especially when climbing cracks in the wild, your hands are easily scratched by rough rocks in the cracks. At this time, using rock climbing tape correctly and using the tape to make a good pair of "gloves" to protect the skin of your hands can help you Enjoy climbing to the fullest.

If you want to wrap tape gloves well, there are several key points: they must be adhered snugly and not affect the movement of hands and upper limbs; they must be firmly fixed so that no tape head becomes loose; It may fall off, but avoid wrapping it too tightly and causing excessive congestion in the hands.

There are three main ways to tape your fingers while climbing.

X-shaped method

This provides good support and is quick and easy to use. 

Climber's steps to climbing finger tape injured finger

Wrap a circle under the seam and lay the climbing finger tape across the seam.

Wrap twice over the joint.  

Cross the joints again to form a cross, and finally, place the climbing finger tape ends on top of your fingers.

H method

This method of strapping for climbers provides maximum support for the fingers. 

Cut the climbing finger tape into an "H" shape.

Place the tape on the inside of your finger and wrap the tape arm around your knuckle.

Your climbing fingertape should look like this;