What is your skin type?

Every climber’s skin is different. Some hands tend to be dry, others sweat quickly, develop particularly hard calluses or are naturally balanced. Your skin type influences which care and chalk are best suited to your hands.

Answer just four short questions to find out your skin type. At the end, you’ll get your personal skin care and chalk recommendations, the right KletterRetter set and an exclusive 10% discount code. You can also have your result, recommendations and discount code sent to you by email for free.

1) What happens when you apply a moisturizing hand cream?

It absorbs immediately
It stays on the skin and feels slippery
It absorbs, but rough areas remain
It absorbs normally

2) While climbing, your hands usually feel …

dry, sometimes with small cracks
sweaty, I slip quickly
hard, with sharp callus edges
quite consistent

3) The day after climbing, your skin usually feels …

dry or tight
soft or smooth
thick, with callus edges
normal

4) What do you regularly struggle with? Multiple answers possible

Thick calluses / hard skin
Flappers or blisters
Cracks or splits
Dry patches
Damaged cuticles or skin on the sides of the fingers
Skin becomes thin or sensitive
Sweaty palms
Skin becomes smooth or glassy after climbing
None of these regularly

I allow KletterRetter to store my answers anonymously for statistics. No personal data will be stored.