{"product_id":"boars-hair-climbing-brush","title":"Boar's Hair Climbing Brush — Wood Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChalk build-up is why that hold feels worse than it did last week.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReal boar's hair bristles — stiff enough to pull caked chalk and skin out of the texture, soft enough that they won't polish holds the way stiff synthetic bristles can. One-inch bristles on a two-and-a-half-inch head, and a rubberwood handle that's engraved and drilled through the tail so it clips to a chalk bag, a brush stick, or a carabiner on your pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat hole is the part most brushes skip. Almost nothing in this category has a real one, which is why most brushes live loose in the bottom of a pack and get left at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUse it on\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGym holds before you pull on — especially crimps and slopers, where chalk packs into the texture and kills the friction you're counting on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutdoor problems, between burns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inside of your own chalk bag, to knock the build-up off the lining.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRubberwood comes off the tree that produces natural latex. Plantations tap them for twenty-five to thirty years, and once the yield drops the trees come down — timber that used to be treated as waste. It's a real hardwood, and it means the handle didn't cost a forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBoar's hair, and why it matters outdoors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrush as hard as you like on plastic. Outdoors, brush gently and stick to natural bristles — wire and hard synthetic brushes wreck soft rock like sandstone, and plenty of areas have rules about them for exactly that reason. Brush your tick marks and chalk off when you're done with a problem. That's often the difference between an area staying open and not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7¼–7½ in overall length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2½ in bristle head, 1 in bristles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural boar's hair on a rubberwood handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrilled clip hole through the tail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnocking it out after a session handles most of it. If the bristles need more than that, clean them damp rather than wet and keep the handle out of the water — rubberwood is a hardwood but not a waterproof one, and soaking it will raise the grain and eventually warp it. Never leave it standing in water, and let it dry fully before it goes back into a closed pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned, tested and shipped in Clearwater, Florida. Climber-owned, climber-tested.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avila Climbing Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54832876814615,"sku":"AVL-BRUSH-01","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/6007\/4519\/files\/avila-boars-hair-climbing-brush-bristles-and-engraved-handle.webp?v=1787934342","url":"https:\/\/avilaclimbingco.com\/products\/boars-hair-climbing-brush","provider":"Avila Climbing Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}