Rock Climbing Mug (Oblong, Blue)

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But I have been using it to drink hot coffee and tea and, while the handhold heats up a little bit, you can still drink from it as long as you’re careful. Though, it’s still fairly easy enough to hold the mug using a full five finger grip for left-handers.

Whether the Pinch Hold Mug is just a bit of fun or whether you can actually increase your grip strength by using it is hard to say.We found some holds were impossible to file at all, while others shaped nicely with a little elbow grease. In some cases, these can become loose if the adhesive is exposed to too much heat (for example, from a hot drink). I’ve been using the Pinch Hold as my main drinking mug over the last week or so and wanted to make a quick video (above) to share my thoughts.

The good thing about the Pinch Hold is that there’s no adhesive and the handhold is part of the mug itself.Instead of having a handle like a traditional mug, it’s sculpted to look like a rockface and requires the drinker to pinch the hold, in a similar way to holding a rock handhold on a crag or indoor climbing wall. So, for newbie climbers especially, I would say that using this mug is bound to have some benefits that will translate over to climbing. So, overall I really like the Pinch Hold mug and would definitely recommend it as a gift for both new and experienced rock climbers alike. You can use different four, three, and even two finger grips and, because the handhold is asymmetric, holding the mug in your left hand opens up even more options.