why do we get sweaty palms if we’re doing something dangerous like climbing? Isn’t that counter-productive?

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why do we get sweaty palms if we’re doing something dangerous like climbing? Isn’t that counter-productive?

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Answer 1

Do you mean rock climbing?

It’s not really counter-productive when rock climbing…we’re not really designed to be doing that, (hence the special shoes, and harnesses, and ropes, and chalk) so of course we’d have a physiological response.