How to Tape your Fingers for Climbing

[@ajfraser224]

Super helpful and clear tutorial! Thanks :)

[@adoginacowboyhat8196]

I ripped off my calluses somehow while bouldering, and they’re super raw now. Thanks for teaching me how to put on tape right! Hopefully they’ll heal fast…

[@ouadidyassir3024]

Soo helpful tutorial when i become a champion one day I'll mention you

[@nairolfnednilruz]

Thanks mate, exactly what I needed to know. 🎉

[@Good-kf4tf]

I went climbing today and I was doing a 5.10 on top rope and about 1/4 through the climb I see blood on the hold I am on and in my mind I am like oh my gosh that's quite a lot of blood! I look at my right hand and on the tip of my finger it is drenched in blood on my palm side and I call down to one of the instructors who happened to be belaying me and I kept apologizing for getting blood all over the hold and at the end for some reason they ran out of band aids so I had to weirdly tape my finger.

[@betastash2436]

lol! Welcome to the world of climbing :)

[@MarkRidlen]

Bandaids fall off too easy anyway

[@Doredar]

Thanks! :) Do you only use this during climbing sessions, or does it help to leave it on for a few days?

[@biomorphic]

I injured myself first, then I started to apply the tape that I bought before I got injured...

[@nayarahbany2124]

I want climbing today and hurt my pinky do you think that hockey tape is a good substitute for climbing tape

[@davhooper1710]

Hi! I cut myself at the A5 area (flapper) but still wanting to climb. So do I just tape it like how you do it and I'm good to go?

[@MarkRidlen]

If I understand this correctly, this taping technique is for muscle injuries. If you get a flapper, just tape it like a bandaid.

[@sylvanhemingway9459]

Is it poor idea to tape two fingers together?

[@betastash2436]

Buddy taping! Yes, That works well to support the area when you're not climbing. It just gets a bit impractical on the wall. You get fairly cheap finger braces too, which even allows you to keep climbing - but puts more strain on the other fingers and forearm. Best plan is to hold off climbing, let it heal, start some rehab to strengthen it up and then ease back into climbing with the tape on.

[@nshnsh5]

Can i do the same thing for a5?

[@betastash2436]

yep! good idea to reinforce the whole lot :)

[@lohascha462]

i thought the tape was on the joints

[@west9227]

can i use this way of taping my fingers for football or is it just for climbing?

[@afailable]

I'm guessing if you have pulley injuries it will help regardless of the sport...

[@Piyush_Amritkar]

can u pls provide the buying link to the tape

[@scottsherry1311]

Do u honestly need her to provide a link for climbing tape? Just google search climbing tape and then click shopping

[@paccie9689]

Most gyms sell it

[@dkpretorius]

South African???