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Black Diamond White Gold is the perfect combination of value and performance. Whether you prefer your chalk in a fine powder for thick, cakey coverage or full of hefty chunks, you can have it all in one 300-gram bag &#40;100-gram and 200-gram bags are also available&#41;. From the dry air of the high desert to humid climbing gyms in the Southeast US, White Gold consistently delivered the extra friction and confidence we needed to focus and climb hard. 
As with all loose climbing chalk, BD White Gold produces a lot of dust and is easily spilled. Friction Labs Gorilla Grip is easier to manage with its resealable coffee bag style packaging with a narrow opening but costs over twice as much. Pairing White Gold with a refillable chalk ball is a great way to prevent spills and reduce dust inside your climbing gym. 

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Black Diamond White Gold is the perfect combination of value and performance. Whether you prefer your chalk in a fine powder for thick, cakey coverage or full of hefty chunks, you can have it all in one 300-gram bag &#40;100-gram and 200-gram bags are also available&#41;. From the dry air of the high desert to humid climbing gyms in the Southeast US, White Gold consistently delivered the extra friction and confidence we needed to focus and climb hard. 
As with all loose climbing chalk, BD White Gold produces a lot of dust and is easily spilled. Friction Labs Gorilla Grip is easier to manage with its resealable coffee bag style packaging with a narrow opening but costs over twice as much. Pairing White Gold with a refillable chalk ball is a great way to prevent spills and reduce dust inside your climbing gym. 
Read more: Black Diamond White Gold review

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For climbers looking for a little something extra to up their game, Mammut Liquid Chalk can make greasy hands feel drier than dry. A teaspoon-sized dollop of liquid chalk completely coats both of your hands in a bright white layer of chalk once it dries. We find that a base layer of liquid chalk can help loose chalk adhere to our hands better throughout a climbing session, causing us to chalk up less. 
The "liquid" part of liquid chalk is alcohol, which evaporates quickly, but if your battered hands are covered with cuts and gobies, then you shouldn't use liquid chalk. Sure it sterilizes, but it also stings, and rubbing fine grains of chalk into your wounds doesn't exactly promote healing. Mammut's Liquid Chalk is a much better value than the competition.

For climbers looking for a little something extra to up their game, Mammut Liquid Chalk can make greasy hands feel drier than dry. A teaspoon-sized dollop of liquid chalk completely coats both of your hands in a bright white layer of chalk once it dries. We find that a base layer of liquid chalk can help loose chalk adhere to our hands better throughout a climbing session, causing us to chalk up less. 
The "liquid" part of liquid chalk is alcohol, which evaporates quickly, but if your battered hands are covered with cuts and gobies, then you shouldn't use liquid chalk. Sure it sterilizes, but it also stings, and rubbing fine grains of chalk into your wounds doesn't exactly promote healing. Mammut's Liquid Chalk is a much better value than the competition.
Read more: Mammut Liquid Chalk review

Pinching pennies and stretching dollars so you can afford a rack of cams or massive crash pad? Metolius Super Chalk is the best way to keep costs down and your chalk bag full. This is the least expensive option we tested, and while some testers preferred Friction Labs Gorilla Grip or BD White Gold, they couldn't discern a big difference in performance in our blind testing. Each bag includes chalk chunks and fine powder and seems heavier on the powder than the competition, creating more dust and making it easier to load into a refillable chalk ball. Large chalk chunks have to be ground down before they can fit in chalk balls, which can be a messy process. Super Chalk was one of the first types of chalk that included an antiperspirant additive to keep fingers and palms from getting sweaty. This feature can be love/hate depending on whether you have super sweaty or overly dry skin.
Anecdotally, our testers described this chalk as feeling silky, fine, and more prone to caking up than other brands. If you like a ton of chalk on your hands, you may prefer Super Chalk. In the process of reviewing climbing chalk, we know first-hand that there is such a thing as "too much chalk" on your hands and the climbing holds, causing the holds to feel slippery if not properly brushed. Still, for bargain hunters and just about everyone else, the Super Chalk gets it done for a low price.

Pinching pennies and stretching dollars so you can afford a rack of cams or massive crash pad? Metolius Super Chalk is the best way to keep costs down and your chalk bag full. This is the least expensive option we tested, and while some testers preferred Friction Labs Gorilla Grip or BD White Gold, they couldn't discern a big difference in performance in our blind testing. Each bag includes chalk chunks and fine powder and seems heavier on the powder than the competition, creating more dust and making it easier to load into a refillable chalk ball. Large chalk chunks have to be ground down before they can fit in chalk balls, which can be a messy process. Super Chalk was one of the first types of chalk that included an antiperspirant additive to keep fingers and palms from getting sweaty. This feature can be love/hate depending on whether you have super sweaty or overly dry skin.
Anecdotally, our testers described this chalk as feeling silky, fine, and more prone to caking up than other brands. If you like a ton of chalk on your hands, you may prefer Super Chalk. In the process of reviewing climbing chalk, we know first-hand that there is such a thing as "too much chalk" on your hands and the climbing holds, causing the holds to feel slippery if not properly brushed. Still, for bargain hunters and just about everyone else, the Super Chalk gets it done for a low price.
Read more: Metolius Super Chalk review

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