25 July 2020

Chalk could be a climbers best friend

The Association of British Climbing Walls (ABC) report that they have been part of a study in regards chalk and Covid-19. "The presence of infectious virus on a plastic surface dusted with chalk was monitored over the course of one hour. The results indicated that the amount of infectious virus was reduced by around 99% immediately upon contact with the chalky surfaces."

It should be noted that no formal scientific report has been published yet and that there will be a full report published in early August. (For some reason the page can not be found any longer.

ABC has published a new article with the new headline - RESEARCH SHOWS CHALK COULD BE A CLIMBERS BEST FRIEND.
.” The first headline was - Chalk Deactivates The Virus on Holds.
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