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shiro16
climber
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My last bottle broke and leaked inside a bag.
I have been too lazy to buy more.
I am fairly certain it is still around if that is what you are asking.
I was able to find what looks to be an overpriced bottle being sold at rei dot com by searching in google.
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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I remember hearing from Roy (Tarbuster) that the smell of Tincture, chalk, and old rope reminded him of climbing at Arch Rock...
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Watusi said;
I remember hearing from Roy (Tarbuster) that the smell of Tincture, chalk, and old rope reminded him of climbing at Arch Rock...
I don't know about Arch Rock but those smells evoke powerful memories for me as well.
Though I never got into using the goo myself many friends did. Just a whiff of the stuff hurtles me back several decades. Simpler times.
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martygarrison
Trad climber
The Great North these days......
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The smell of tincture, Whipping Post on the eight track, driving down to do Gripper. Those were the days
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Not a proven carcinogen like benzine, it is still suspect. Research continues.
It promotes accelerated cell division/reproduction after all.
I buy mine at the wide fetish store.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Scotty Gilbert (RIP) used to say that needing tape meant you had bad technique.
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martygarrison
Trad climber
The Great North these days......
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In the Valley I would agree. In JT and if I was climbing more than a day or two, I always needed it.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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I get mine at www.medexsupply.com. Really cheap, you can get giant bottles too.
If even one of us had any sense whatsoever, it would be to produce a cologne, unisex probably, made from Benzoin. It such an evocative odor. All you have to do is remove the sticky aspect.
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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this time, won't someone else fess up to hanging a rack of hex bells
and eau de benzoine in the loo for the purpose of persuading
the train to leave the station on time?
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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I don't use the stuff but a lot of the wide crew does...
...living in the past, I guess
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max factor
Trad climber
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Here's an alternative to tincture of benzoine that I have been using for several years. Go to a sporting goods store like Big 5 or Sport Authority and find some pine tar spray. They sell little bottles of pine tar liquid in the baseball section. I pour it into a small vial that closes tight. The bottle it comes in has a little pump sprayer that is pretty worthless. I put a small amount on my hand, rub it in, let it dry then apply Kendall Curity tape. Great adhesion and a nice fresh pine smell!
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