I am rock climbing at least every other day, and my hands are really playing for it... my hands are all blistery which l dont care but they are starting to hurt when im on certain holds like slopers.It burns!l cannot take time off because im training for competitions... bouldering nationals is my goal... suggestion to soothe hands? or turn blisters into callouses? thankz....
paying for it **

There are climbers ''balms'' which l am sure you already know about (like ''climb on balm ''bag balm etc) - these really help.

http://climbonproducts.com/index.php

What also happens is that the calluses start to get realy big and can actually tear off - they make foot repair callus shavers that can trim them down and this also really helps.

Good Luck

The balms work pretty good, but something l like to use is something called iron hand liniment. It is an herbal formula, & it seems to make a noticeable difference in speed of heal time, & strengthening ur skin, tendons, & ligaments. Overall its pretty good. If u buy the balms do not get the stuff from Joshua Tree it sucks. You want to get 'climb on.' The Joshua Tree stuff melts & its just a waste of money. My suggestion is getting both Iron Hand liniment & climb on.

Good luck,
Will

You say you can not take time off, what about doing some cross training? When a runner injures himself, sometimes riding a bike is a good way to keep training without aggravating the injury.

You can rest your hands while still building muscle, or doing aerobics to increase your endurance.

Hope your hands feel better.

Bouldering Nationals is pretty far away, you really need to give your body a break or you're going to hurt yourself.
However, there is a balm called 'Climb On' that they sell at RE l and other outdoor stores. It helps to soothe hurting hands. The good thing about Climb On is that you can also use it for chapstick, and it will help your cuts heal faster. It is very convenient to have in your pack.

Good luck and l will probably see you there!

Try using chalk when climbing. This will reduce the friction between ur skin & the rock, & absorbs ur sweat, so u do not slip off the hold.

Also, if u r using any type of lotion, STOP! Lotion only softens the skin, which means when u climb hard rock with soft skin, it pretty much comes off in shreds.

You do not have to take time off training, but do cut back on certain things. For instance, if slopers bother ur hands, then do not climb them so much, focus on crimps or pinches instead. Or, if ur hands r hurting on every hold in general, then chill! Go running, or do pull-ups instead.

And if you're just beginning, then do not climb as often, otherwise ur hands r kinda blister-shocked. I've been climbing, & l do not go more than 3 times a week. l do not mind my blisters or calllouses, it is just that if l climb more, my hands r scabby & practilallly bleeding.

Hope l helped.

OK SO IF U HAVE CALLOUSES just file them down with a nail file. It dose not hurt & it really helps. After every climbing session put lotion on you're hands. RIGHT ON on you're blisters if u r like me u might have blisters in the middle of you're finger the best thing to do if u still want to climb is to just but bandades on them & climbing tape over the bandages. Then just do indurence traning nothing else so ur arms feel like there r going to fall off not you're fingers. l usally run laps on like a v2 or really easy 3 or somthing with no rest until the point where u just phycally just can not hold on to the holds BECAUSE YOUR ARMS OF SORE NOT YOUR FINGERS! TRUST ME THIS WORKS> YOU WILL STILL GET STRONG