Other Crags, Aid Climbing, Bouldering, etc...
tania
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by tania » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:15 am
How many pairs of shoes do you take to the cliff? One for warm up, one for slabs, one for steeper routes, etc? Trad, sport, bouldering? Is it necessary to have a pair for each style? Or have you found that if you size the shoes just right it works well for all styles?
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ElectricDisciple
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by ElectricDisciple » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:50 am
I take 1 pair of sport shoes when climbing sport
I take 1 pair of trad shoes when climbing trad
Josephine
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by Josephine » Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:38 am
1 pair.
maybe when i can climb harder than 5.10 i might need to consider specialized shoes
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dipsi
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by dipsi » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:36 pm
One pair is all I need to flail and fall......as I recall.
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der uber
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by der uber » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:42 pm
I used to always take 2 pair. But over and over again I would only use my best pair. So recently I have been fine to go out with a single pair.
DriskellHR
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by DriskellHR » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:42 pm
I wear my magic shoes..... mamma says they can make me fly!!
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krampus
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by krampus » Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:15 pm
its a poor workman who blames his tools. One pair of the cheapest shoes I can find.
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KD
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by KD » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:15 pm
ever get to the crag and your partner say's "hey maaaaan like can i borrow your shoes dude? I forgot mine." gnarley fuckers out there.
tutugirl
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by tutugirl » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:06 pm
Two pairs of the same kind of shoes, one pair broken in and a newer pair I am breaking in on the warm ups...
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by KD » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:20 pm
tutugirl wrote: Two pairs of the same kind of shoes, one pair broken in and a newer pair I am breaking in on the warm ups...
now that's thinkin like a dancer