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whitey1
climber
california
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 7, 2012 - 09:46pm PT
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I just had to try and step over it to Start a Climb. I am so mad at myself. It's not worth it, I'm suffering. I saw it coming. WHY didn't I just turn away when I saw it. I broke all the rules and now paying the price
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squishy
Mountain climber
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I hate that sh#t, look at it like a learning experience, I bet you won't touch it again...
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whitey1
climber
california
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2012 - 10:05pm PT
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actually I'm dark haired and olive skin. The handle is a nick name for my truck, It likes to climb rock too
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dncs_w_bldrs
Boulder climber
NY to Cali
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Oooooh sorry to hear it! I know your pain and its definitely not fun. If I am in a remote distance from Poison anything I break out.
Out here poison oak. Back on the east coast its poison Ivy. They both suck
Try using Tecnu if you haven't already. Its a body wash & it works great.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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It' such a perfect torture. Unrelenting and not painful enough that your body manages to shut it out. Painkillers don't solve it either
Ouch
PEace
Karl
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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I FEEL your pain. hate it hate it.
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whitey1
climber
california
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2012 - 10:55pm PT
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I wish I was in Mammoth today....and without Poison Oak. Anybody ever check out the Laguna Beach crag?? It's not worth it
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whitey1
climber
california
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2012 - 10:57pm PT
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Cheers indeed! Thanks Dingus
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Zanfel or the Walgreens knock-off. Crazy expensive, but it is the ONLY thing that works. Pay the price, and follow the directions. You can thank me later.
EDIT - Technu is useless once you already have the rash. Don't believe the hype. It's only good for washing your clothes and rinsing your shoelaces.
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part-time communist
climber
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Don't even go there dude.
2010. poison oak rash: lasted 2 months, full body, 2 steroid administrations, pills, and one shot in ass. Living hell.
I once used to say: a poison oak rash is just like the feeling of having thousands of insects on you and you cant get them off of you.
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Willoby totally nails it! "Zanfel or the Walgreens knock-off. Crazy expensive, but it is the ONLY thing that works. Pay the price, and follow the directions. You can thank me later. EDIT - Technu is useless once you already have the rash. Don't believe the hype. It's only good for washing your clothes and rinsing your shoelaces."
Woot! Zanfel! Worth every damned dime they extort from ya:-) FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY AND DON'T CHEAP OUT. Willoby missed it a tad though, Technu makes 2 distint items. Regular - used to wash it off right after exposure, and Technu Extreme, which will somewhat work to lessen the itching. It costs less than Zanfel. If you have no money and are feeling like it's going systemic (inside of you and you are feeling sick) get a box of baking soda, climbing into a hot bath (don't do this after you come back form being exposed as it will float and spread the oil making it shittons worse, anyway, take half the box of baking soda -Arm and Hammer stuff, sprinkle it in the water: once you have soaked a while, put a poultice of soda onto the most itchy spots, coat it thick and let it stand. You'll be able to sleep through the night.
Good luck!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Finally a thread that we can all agree on.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Don't necessarily agree about Tecnu. I have never had a breakout if I used it after contact.
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DonC
climber
CA
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I'm pretty lucky - I can crawl through the stuff and not have a problem
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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A friend and I once sat in some, in an area that was thick with PO but it was late season and didn't think the leaves scattered around were an issue, HA! My friend was very allergic not so much for me, nonetheless, it was a nightmare.
It helped getting into a hot shower and gradually turning up the heat until can't stand it any hotter, initially really itched but the hot water seemed to help relieve the itching for a few hours.
However, my friend had blisters so not sure that was helpful for her.
Good luck!
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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skip your shower a few days before entering oak country,
no biggy, spoiled shower nations, lots of third world people do not take hot showers everyday, think global warming,
oils on your skin will form a barrier,
as you get older and your skin turns to crusty burnt leather, (see any TR by the Cosmic), you get less oak.
constant exposure will also help make you immune,
get a little once a week and you be cool,
after you get it, cortaid and swimming pools are the fastest way to recovery,
right now, only the super potent stems are showing, so watch for the red vines sneaking their way towards your scrotum,
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gonzo chemist
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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My first or second time at Woodson, I was thrashing about looking for some climbs. Should have been more careful. I ended up with a rash all over my arms, onto my chest, up my neck. F*#king horrible. I've had poison ivy/oak rashes when I was a kid. But this was the worst.
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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i am very sensitive to it
there have been times when i was afraid i'd die from it
followed by being afraid i wouldn't die from it
i have a low opinion of all the commercial products i've tried
however 'Jewel Weed' aka 'Spotted Touch Me Not' effectively neutralizes the effects of Poison Oak and Ivy
not sure if it works on Poison Sumac
just crush the leaves in a bucket of water and wipe it onto exposed skin before and after going into the woods
i like to freeze it into ice cubes for use during the winter season
it works like magic
you need the fresh leaves, and it otherwise doesn't preserve well; hence not commercialized
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