Timeline for Are used climbing shoes safe?
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| Jan 13, 2018 at 22:01 | comment | added | stib | @stannius the bought-and-used-once shoes are often great bargains because there is way more supply than demand. Plus you get to look old-school even if you've just started. | |
| Jan 8, 2018 at 21:01 | comment | added | stannius | A lot of the shoes I've been seeing on craigslist etc. are of the "bought it years ago and used it once" type. Do climbing shoes wear out from age alone? I know that vehicle tires do, and they are also made of rubber, right? | |
| Nov 12, 2015 at 19:45 | vote | accept | Russell Steen | ||
| Nov 12, 2015 at 19:45 | vote | accept | Russell Steen | ||
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| Aug 4, 2014 at 14:42 | comment | added | MaskedPlant | @nekomatic I agree to an extent. Just wearing your first pair shouldn't hurt, but climbing for a couple of hours, should cause your feet to hurt as much as your hands. To me the bigger issue is your feet's ability to not slide around in the shoe once your foot starts sweating. If it starts moving around because you chose a shoe big enough so that it won't hurt after a couple of hours, then blisters and hotspots become a danger, and they become less useful for smearing, toe holds or any climbing really. | |
| Jul 28, 2014 at 14:50 | comment | added | nekomatic | I've been told and duly repeated the 'your feet should be in pain' line in the past, until someone at a climbing wall challenged me on it, and on reflection he was right: it's much more important for a beginner to enjoy climbing and want to do more of it than to be able to stand on a tiny ledge with one toe. As long as the shoes are a snug fit and your feet don't slide around in them, they'll be fine to begin with. You should be learning how to smear anyway ;) | |
| Sep 12, 2012 at 16:10 | history | answered | MaskedPlant | CC BY-SA 3.0 |