Glossary
Chalk ball
Loose chalk inside a mesh sock or ball, so you can chalk up with less dust than an open bag.
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A chalk ball is powdered magnesium carbonate in a cloth pouch. You clap or roll it in your hands. It is not liquid chalk. It is the usual compromise in climbing gyms that ban open loose chalk but still want powder.
The Cove, a bouldering gym, published a January 2024 policy that allows powder only inside a chalk ball kept in a bag, and also allows liquid chalk in a small amount. That is one gym's rule, not a national one.
Friction Labs Magic Chalk Ball
A refillable chalk ball: loose chalk in a mesh sock, so you can chalk up with less dust than an open bag.
A chalk ball is still powder. Some gyms allow the ball and ban loose chalk in the bag.
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