Use of 'chalk' in rock climbing: Sine qua non or myth?

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 427-432

  Li, F X ^a   Margetts, S ^a   Fowler, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalk; Coating; Coefficient of friction; Grip force; Magnesium carbonate; Rock climbing; Rock surfaces

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CLIMBING; FORCE; FRICTION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; ROCK; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRICTION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MOUNTAINEERING;

EID: 0034916970     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404101300149375     Document Type: Article

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