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I have only been bouldering for about 2 months but after about an hour and a half my hands aren't too tired but my finger tips are soar and feel raw and I just can't grab holds. Is it cause I just started or does it go away after a while?
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it's kinda like riding a bike for me or lifting weights, i wear gloves
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i know what you mean. my fingertips were all-soar when i started. i did use gloves, too, to relieve myself. after a while though i guess my fingertips got used to the, uh, pressure and i never had the same problem again.
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hehe I'm in the same boat as you! My finger tips feel like I've been playing videogames for many hours. But it has gotten much better with time. Hang in there
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climb more to thicken the callouses better and you won't feel s**t after a while. 
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I have just started doing indoor climbing, and i have to edmit i can hardly type now, my finger tips are killing me. I think i will move to wearing gloves as well, but any suggestion for type of excercise to increase the strength of my arms?
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chilli
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do you mean the skin of your fingers is raw, or that there is a soreness in the deeper tissue? if it's just a skin issue, i'd avoid the gloves (personally). It'll pay off when you build some good callouses, as well as the fact that there will probably be a time when you're going to want to take the gloves off to really use your hands.
as far as building strength in your arms, keyvanrahmad, there are a number of exercises. i love a good campus board for pull-ups and practice with different holds. metolius makes a nice one, that's not too steep for the price, or use a bar or branch. also, i actually have found those little grip exercise things (the ones you squeeze) to be pretty handy. but aside from those ideas, i think that the best workout is climbing itself and stretching.
but of course, there's the one issue that i harp on all the time, and that is: your legs...using them properly to shift your weight when you climb will save your arms more than all the exercises in the world.
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I had the same problem for about the first month, but I found that regular work outs on a natural face practice wall went a long way.
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Definitely climbing and stretching.
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davey569
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you could always install a fingerboard.
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There you go, great idea. I have one that has just finger-tip indentions, which is pretty hard, I can only do 10.
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davey569
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well i just screwed an old 2by4 onto my garage wall. and cut it so its different thicknesses.
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Hey, thats a great idea. A (2 by 4) was my finger board for a while.
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stoned
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finger boards helps a lot if you're still feeling the rocks..but hey, soon you'll want to take it bare and really just go for it..
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Still, the best thing for sore fingers is to stretch them before and after you climb, inside or out.
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