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I'm off to Orco valley in Italy next week. Question for those who have been. Gloves or tape or nothing for the cracks?

In reply to chris wyatt:
At the very least tape

In reply to chris wyatt:

tape for the very hardest pitch take it off. buy a big role of strapal you can re use the glove bit

In reply to chris wyatt:

For granit cracks, Ocun gloves are the best (e.g.. bergfreunde has 'em). If you're not used to climbing granite cracks that is.

If you're used to the stuff, but haven't done it in a while, tape works well. Tape is also better on some odd-sized cracks than cheater gloves.

Go bare hands, if your leather is strong and you have masochistic tendencies.

In reply to chris wyatt:

You can always make your hands wider, through how you position/stack them, but you cannnot make them narrower. So adding width using gloves is a rash idea IMHO - tape allows you better flexibility in narrow cracks, and you can still feel the rock, but with less of the distracting pain and blood that will result from going tapeless.

Enjoy your trip! Its a wonderful place.

In reply to chris wyatt:

Thanks Guys. I reckon tape it is