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Bud Manstrong posted:Two-day turnaround if you're local! I got the miuras. I could see getting the oasi at some point though.
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spwrozek posted:Rock and Resole in Bolder CO is were I send mine. Same here. I waited two weeks (!!) for my Miuras to be returned to me last fall, but it turns out that was a minor hiccup and they have since hired two new cobblers. My BF got his back in less than a week I think (we're in C. Springs). Very happy with R&R.
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spwrozek posted:Rock and Resole in Bolder CO is were I send mine. Another vote for Rock and Resole. I've used them many times and been happy with their work.
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Apr 29, 2015 16:54
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Anyone have a retired climbing pack they want to sell?
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Cool, thanks for the recommendations everyone. Rock and Resole it is then.
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Hi all. I am looking to get into rock climbing. I have gone and tried on some shoes at REI, to find a brand and size that fits. I followed the rule they should be uncomfortable but all the shoes hurt after 3 minutes of wearing them. My question is, is that normal for someone with ingrown toenails? Am I just screwed or is there a type of shoe out there that won't kill my toes? Was I looking at sizes too small? I honestly have no clue. Thanks in advance.
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Fixit posted:Hi all. I am looking to get into rock climbing. I have gone and tried on some shoes at REI, to find a brand and size that fits. I followed the rule they should be uncomfortable but all the shoes hurt after 3 minutes of wearing them. My question is, is that normal for someone with ingrown toenails? Am I just screwed or is there a type of shoe out there that won't kill my toes? Was I looking at sizes too small? I honestly have no clue. Thanks in advance. My suggestion for a brand new climber is to buy an inexpensive pair of shoes that are tight, but not so tight that they hurt. It will be a long time before your shoes are the things holding you back, and you are likely to unnecessarily shred a lot of expensive rubber if you buy good shoes starting out.
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armorer posted:My suggestion for a brand new climber is to buy an inexpensive pair of shoes that are tight, but not so tight that they hurt. It will be a long time before your shoes are the things holding you back, and you are likely to unnecessarily shred a lot of expensive rubber if you buy good shoes starting out. That is the plan. Just trying to find a size and brand that works. Then going to hit up craigslist or someplace selling used shoes.
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Apr 29, 2015 19:03
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Fixit posted:the rule they should be uncomfortable This is not true, especially for new climbers. They should be snug, but not uncomfortable.
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Apr 29, 2015 20:33
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If the shoes hurt after a few minutes, you're definitely sizing them too small. Try a size or two higher - you really should be able to wear beginner shoes all day. If you get to a point where you feel its too loose, you can always wear socks to make them a tighter fit.
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Ah ok. The lady at REI was telling me otherwise. Will go to a different one and try on a bigger size.
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Apr 30, 2015 00:17
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Fixit posted:Ah ok. The lady at REI was telling me otherwise. Will go to a different one and try on a bigger size. All that being said, even snug may be uncomfortable if you have bad ingrown toenails. My big toes get pretty bad and sometimes the tightness of the toe box causes pain after wearing them for a while.
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Apr 30, 2015 03:24
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On the same topic, what are the widest shoes out there?
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compton rear end terry posted:On the same topic, what are the widest shoes out there? Scarpa Vapour Vs are pretty wide, and comfortable (mine are painful because I bought half size smaller than I should have, but they are finally breaking in).
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compton rear end terry posted:On the same topic, what are the widest shoes out there? I have stupid-wide feet, and la sportiva miuras are the best fit I've found.
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Apr 30, 2015 12:57
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benwards posted:I have stupid-wide feet, and la sportiva miuras are the best fit I've found. This is really interesting to hear as I've just bought a second hand pair of Miura laces (because a mate only wanted a fiver for them) and they're so narrow I can't even get my feet inside (despite them being half size bigger than my usual rock shoes). They're so narrow around the toes!
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Apr 30, 2015 13:00
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benwards posted:I have stupid-wide feet, and la sportiva miuras are the best fit I've found. That's crazy. I wear them specifically because they're narrow, and previous pairs of scarpas were all too wide.
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For references, I wear 8.5EEE in mens' shoes (Allen Edmonds). I am incapable of anything that isn't either one full size larger than I need, or Evolvs. Scarpa Helix isn't a bad fit, but I have to keep it barely laced up front and about a half-one size larger than I typically use. Acceptable for casual multipitch, but terrible for bouldering. La Sportive used to make the Tora, which was awesome, and then for some reason they decided people with wide feet don't climb and went back to making narrow as gently caress shoes. Maybe I'll look into something less heinous eventually, but I was getting the Evolve pro-deal so I ended up with something like five pairs of Evolv shoes. Not running out any time soon.
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gamera009 posted:For references, I wear 8.5EEE in mens' shoes (Allen Edmonds). I didn't realise Evolvs were particularly wide, I don't think I even tried any on when I was shopping around for mine. Is there any you particularly favour for sport climbing? Although the Miuras I have are too narrow for me, I have to say the rubber feels really sticky compared to my Scarpas.
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Chris! posted:This is really interesting to hear as I've just bought a second hand pair of Miura laces (because a mate only wanted a fiver for them) and they're so narrow I can't even get my feet inside (despite them being half size bigger than my usual rock shoes). They're so narrow around the toes! Still B.A.E posted:That's crazy. I wear them specifically because they're narrow, and previous pairs of scarpas were all too wide. I wear 9.5EEE and the velcro Sportivas are the best things I've climbed in. I also have very high arches, so maybe it's more about total volume than width? Who knows. Maybe the real moral is: try on a bunch of shoes and buy the ones that feel good! 
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benwards posted:I wear 9.5EEE and the velcro Sportivas are the best things I've climbed in. I also have very high arches, so maybe it's more about total volume than width? Who knows. Maybe the real moral is: try on a bunch of shoes and buy the ones that feel good! Well I think the confusion might be in that the Miura VS (Velcro) and Miura (lace) have rather different shapes even if they have the same name.
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Chris! posted:Scarpa Vapour Vs are pretty wide, and comfortable (mine are painful because I bought half size smaller than I should have, but they are finally breaking in). Can confirm, wide footed climber here. Previously have worn a Sportiva Katana which was also fine, almost got a 2nd pair when they wore out but I wasn't that happy with how fast they got trashed so I wanted to try something else out. My first pair of shoes were Evolvs of some kind (I don't actually remember) and were adequate (and certainly the width was ok) but didn't exactly suit my foot shape well, they seemed to have too much space in the heel. On an unrelated note, I had a staff member at the climbing wall let me try out some of his belay gear today since I mentioned I was in the market for something new, and I more or less instantly fell in love with the Edelrid Mega Jul, I wondered if anyone had any horror stories about this thing before I buy one? It seems to have all of the features of a 'standard' belay plate along with an effective self locking mechanism, very light, similar in use to a normal plate and suitable for abseiling etc. unlike e.g. a grigri. I know it's not 100% safe hands off like some of the more mechanically assisted options out there but it seems like a very good compromise between weight, safety and multifunctionality. E: I have heard that the Mega Jul can be a little finnicky wrt the type of carabiner you're using, if anyone has any experience with problems re: this please let me know! RabidWeasel fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Apr 30, 2015 |
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Fixit posted:[Person] at REI was telling me [bad advice].  Heard that beforeEd: Jul's are really great, if you feel like you need a new biner to go with it, then pull the trigger. Speleothing fucked around with this message at 03:02 on May 1, 2015 |
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RabidWeasel posted:I know it's not 100% safe hands off like some of the more mechanically assisted options out there Even with a grigri or w/e don't take your hand off the brake.
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Speleothing posted:
I think I am just going to go for the the Mega Jul plus the Edelrid steel biner that they offer as a package, since I've also heard that it can scratch up aluminium carabiners pretty badly and it's really light for a steel biner. Slightly more than I am looking to spend but a couple of bits with the order on top of that makes it free delivery so it's not too bad! henne posted:Even with a grigri or w/e don't take your hand off the brake. I didn't mean to suggest that you should ever do that (I don't know why the gently caress anyone would but people do) just that it's probably slightly more likely to fail in that kind of situation. Poor choice of words on my part, I was pretty sleepy when I made that post. p.s. seriously guys don't do dangerous poo poo when you're belaying
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RabidWeasel posted:
Yeah, this past Tuesday somebody decked from above the third clip in the gym because her belayer was talking to someone.  Always climb safely goons!
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chami posted:Yeah, this past Tuesday somebody decked from above the third clip in the gym because her belayer was talking to someone. I have seen some of the scariest belaying I've ever seen recently in my gym. The other day a guy was top-rope belaying with the (seriously inferior, do not do this) method where you take the slack up vertically next to the climber's strand, grab both strands with your non-brake hand, and slide the brake hand back down to the atc. (If you don't already know, this method is inferior because the entire time you are taking up slack the rope is not in a brake position.) Anyway - the real issue in this case was that this guy was grabbing the brake strand with the PINKY of his non brake hand, and then completely removing his brake hand from the rope and reaching back down to the atc before grabbing the brake strand again. I only saw him doing it at the end of the climb, and I didn't say anything to him about it. I've felt guilty for being silent since then, and if I ever see him in there again doing that I will say something to him.
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armorer posted:I have seen some of the scariest belaying I've ever seen recently in my gym. The other day a guy was top-rope belaying with the (seriously inferior, do not do this) method where you take the slack up vertically next to the climber's strand, grab both strands with your non-brake hand, and slide the brake hand back down to the atc. (If you don't already know, this method is inferior because the entire time you are taking up slack the rope is not in a brake position.) Anyway - the real issue in this case was that this guy was grabbing the brake strand with the PINKY of his non brake hand, and then completely removing his brake hand from the rope and reaching back down to the atc before grabbing the brake strand again. Never seen anyone do this but  I don't even see how this is easier than doing it properly.chami posted:Yeah, this past Tuesday somebody decked from above the third clip in the gym because her belayer was talking to someone. This is why I feel a bit uneasy if I'm being given a comfortable but still safe amount of slack while leading, because if you get short roped a little you know that you're being kept safe, but if the rope is always flowing freely you might just have too much slack. Obviously not an issue when you know your belayer well but when you're just climbing with whoever's around it's something that comes to mind occasionally. Most of the people I've climbed with are so much more experienced than me that I just assume that they're not going to gently caress up 
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RabidWeasel posted:I think I am just going to go for the the Mega Jul plus the Edelrid steel biner that they offer as a package, since I've also heard that it can scratch up aluminium carabiners pretty badly and it's really light for a steel biner. Slightly more than I am looking to spend but a couple of bits with the order on top of that makes it free delivery so it's not too bad! I seriously love my Mega Jul. Took a bit of getting used to to feed slack out compared to an ATC but a nice pull up with the thumb does the trick (like, a lot). Rappelling is a dream if you get a biner that fits through the hole in the front and clips into place - you can wrap your entire hand through and go as fast or slow as you'd like. Ended up being so stoked with it once I got it down we did a nine waterfall canyon. With the lock off it was even better, just hanging out under the flow getting drenched.
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armorer posted:I have seen some of the scariest belaying I've ever seen recently in my gym. The other day a guy was top-rope belaying with the (seriously inferior, do not do this) method where you take the slack up vertically next to the climber's strand, grab both strands with your non-brake hand, and slide the brake hand back down to the atc. (If you don't already know, this method is inferior because the entire time you are taking up slack the rope is not in a brake position.) Anyway - the real issue in this case was that this guy was grabbing the brake strand with the PINKY of his non brake hand, and then completely removing his brake hand from the rope and reaching back down to the atc before grabbing the brake strand again. I've got a story that still gives me chills and makes me pretty angry. I was belaying so I wasn't paying much attention to much beyond my climber, but I heard some strange commotion to my right. When I looked over, I see a climber on toprope at the top of the wall (50') and the belayer with about 15+' of slack laid out and a confused look on his face. The climber at the top was screaming for the belayer to take in slack and the belayer looked completely confused. I yelled at him to pull in the rope but he, amazingly, gave out EVEN MORE SLACK. When I yelled again to stop giving out slack he COMPLETELY LETS GO OF THE ROPES. At this point I wanted to jump in directly but my climber was still up there and I was on belay, so I started yelling at some of the bystanders to jump in to help. Unfortunately the people nearby were all new climbers (temporary belay cards on their harnesses), but I was able to communicate to them to help the guy pull in slack and keep a hand on the brake strand. The climber eventually got lowered safely and furious screaming ensued. Never saw them at the gym again, hopefully the belayer didn't kill anyone since then.
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henne posted:Even with a grigri or w/e don't take your hand off the brake. Look at this guy not knowing how to use a grigi. (I am joking but I also don't let people belay me with one) it is crazy watching all the people at the gym not holding onto the brake at all. It is up there with people who don't do safety checks before heading up the wall... Really? Not worth it? I missed a hard point on a tie in at red rocks but we caught it since I always do the safety checks. armorer posted:I have seen some of the scariest belaying I've ever seen recently in my gym. The other day a guy was top-rope belaying with the (seriously inferior, do not do this) method where you take the slack up vertically next to the climber's strand, grab both strands with your non-brake hand, and slide the brake hand back down to the atc. (If you don't already know, this method is inferior because the entire time you are taking up slack the rope is not in a brake position.) Anyway - the real issue in this case was that this guy was grabbing the brake strand with the PINKY of his non brake hand, and then completely removing his brake hand from the rope and reaching back down to the atc before grabbing the brake strand again. I honestly see this all the time and it bothers me zero. Typically the brake hand is not being removed from the rope and you can quickly drop it into the brake position. Ultimately the person is on top rope and you can usually hold onto them using the up side of the rope. I am not saying it is ideal but I wouldn't be worried if I was being belayed that way. I will just use the slap slip method since it is most similar to lead belaying. Most people don't really like that method either.
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gamera009 posted:For references, I wear 8.5EEE in mens' shoes (Allen Edmonds). 8.5EEE AEs here too, weird. What have been your most comfortable shoes? I've worn Five Ten Rogues (super comfortable but not a serious shoe), Evolv Shamans (good in the forefoot but hurt my heels a lot, I have those bumps near the achilles tendons), and Scarpa Boostics (in 42s and seem pretty good so far, had them about a month).
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spwrozek posted:I honestly see this all the time and it bothers me zero. Typically the brake hand is not being removed from the rope and you can quickly drop it into the brake position. Ultimately the person is on top rope and you can usually hold onto them using the up side of the rope. I am not saying it is ideal but I wouldn't be worried if I was being belayed that way. The method is inferior, but I agree it's not really a big deal (especially on top rope in a gym setting, where there is generally tons of extra friction in the system). In this case though the guy was letting go of the brake strand and holding it with the pinky of his other hand. So basically just letting go of it completely. If my belayer did that to me, I would never climb with them again without some serious assurances. If you get habits like that in the gym on top rope, you will take them with you outside on lead, and that is bad news.
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RabidWeasel posted:Most of the people I've climbed with are so much more experienced than me that I just assume that they're not going to gently caress up The more experienced climbers I roll with tend to leave more slack out. Not so much that I'll deck (and they've saved me from falling while clipping), but it's certainly a psychological adjustment.
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Bud Manstrong posted:Two-day turnaround if you're local! Dropped them off tonight...not getting them back until a week from Tuesday. At least I have plenty of shoes!
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Siamang posted:8.5EEE AEs here too, weird. What have been your most comfortable shoes? I've worn Five Ten Rogues (super comfortable but not a serious shoe), Evolv Shamans (good in the forefoot but hurt my heels a lot, I have those bumps near the achilles tendons), and Scarpa Boostics (in 42s and seem pretty good so far, had them about a month). Most comfortable bouldering shoe: Shamans Most comfortable multi pitch: Scarpa Helix (loosely tied) I'd love to see if there's a good shoe for me out there, still. I just haven't had the motivation to look.
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I've been putting off climbing for nearly a year, mostly due to injury and partly because I can't seem to find anyone willing to come to the gym with me, but I think this week I'll just head in there and ask people if they don't mind me tagging along. Failing that, I'll just hit the bouldering walls solo. I'm also considering getting a crashmat for a spot of bouldering up on dartmoor at some point soon, though the real dream is to do a bit of deep water solo around the Devon coast.
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Harness talk: I've been using my cheapish BD bod harness for years, and I think it's time to get something more comfortable. I've always liked and heard good things about the various flavors of momentum, and the big wall too, and I'd buy one in a flash if the sizing wasn't putting me right in the middle of two sizes (33") so I'm looking further afield. So far I've found the Edelrid Jay, and the Petzl Corax. I like BD so much though I'm considering ordering from REI and then returning if the fit isn't right. Any other harnesses between $50 - $110 I should give a look? It's mostly for gym/top rope/sport, so aside from a set of quickdraws I'm not really fussed about weight or gear. Second, what's in your basic anchor-building setup? I'd rather err on the side of too much rather than too little.
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The bod? Really? That's basically an alpine harness. Basically anything you get will feel very different, and probably much better. I think most people in this thread use the Sama or Adjama, but there are a whole lot of choices in that $50 to $70 range. Ed: If you're willing to go up to $120, that covers most harnesses made by most manufacturers. You may want to start narrowing by features instead of by price Speleothing fucked around with this message at 06:29 on May 4, 2015 |
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