Timeline for Climbing barefoot/in toe-shoes?
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| May 20, 2019 at 23:30 | answer | added | Barefoot dude | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 11:54 | answer | added | James | timeline score: -6 | |
| Dec 19, 2017 at 3:52 | history | edited | Charlie Brumbaugh |
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| Aug 1, 2017 at 10:23 | comment | added | aucuparia | I think for most people, for most routes, climbing shoes will enable them to climb better. But you may well enjoy climbing more and be able to climb at a standard you are happy with barefoot. Another consideration may be that very aggressive "performance" climbing shoes are uncomfortable and hard on your feet and may contribute to foot/joint problems. | |
| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:48 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Mar 16, 2016 at 9:01 | answer | added | George Papadopoulos | timeline score: 9 | |
| Feb 13, 2016 at 10:03 | vote | accept | Paul Paulsen | ||
| Nov 25, 2015 at 15:06 | comment | added | pmr | @Wills Nowadays even Arnold often climbs in modern shoes (Source: seen it) and the soft sandstone of the Elbsandstein is a huge contributing factor. | |
| Apr 7, 2015 at 5:29 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackOutdoors/status/585313328509116416 | ||
| Apr 6, 2015 at 21:57 | comment | added | Tullochgorum | The great thing about climbing is that you can do it any way you find enjoyable. So why not give it a try and see how you get on? You'd have to have pretty tough feet, though, before you'd want to try in on rougher rock such as the gabbro, gritstones and granites we have here in the UK... | |
| Apr 6, 2015 at 21:31 | comment | added | Wills | Saxony Swiss expert Bernd Arnold climbs a lot difficult routes barefooted. Others seem to do similarly...klettern-in-rostock.de/die-another-day klettern-in-rostock.de/t/barfuss | |
| Apr 6, 2015 at 17:13 | answer | added | Nzall | timeline score: 6 | |
| Apr 6, 2015 at 16:29 | answer | added | ShemSeger | timeline score: 16 | |
| Apr 6, 2015 at 15:34 | comment | added | user2169 | I guess part of the appeal of bouldering is its elemental simplicity and the ability to do it without a lot of complicated and expensive gear, so from that point of view this might make sense. However, modern rubber climbing slippers are the result of about a century of evolution, going back to when climbers at Tahquitz established the first technical routes using hobnailed boots. If you could hypothetically buy five-fingers shoes with soles made of climbing rubber, I suspect that certain moves would still be much harder -- specifically, foot jams and edging with the outside of the foot. | |
| Apr 6, 2015 at 13:29 | answer | added | Michael Borgwardt | timeline score: 5 | |
| Apr 6, 2015 at 9:25 | history | asked | Paul Paulsen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |