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andyw
Jan 20, 2004, 12:49 AM
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socks make your feet slip, its really nasty aswell because your feet get even more sweaty, dont wear socks... besides you can get a tighter fiting pair if you dont wear socks
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scubasnyder
Jan 20, 2004, 12:51 AM
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yeah my feet would be so sweaty too
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tweek
Jan 20, 2004, 1:13 AM
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Anyone ever tried the La sportiva mythos socks?
http://www.lasportiva.com/Inglese/Catalogo/091.htm
(and no socks while climbing for me :) )
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gman
Jan 20, 2004, 3:17 AM
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I wear socks. Super thin ones made for track shoes. The people I climb with do too, and they've been doing it for 30 plus years. It's not always newbies doing it.......
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climbhigh2005
Jan 20, 2004, 3:26 AM
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I dont wear them unless its so cold my feet will freeze between the time I am changing shoes... lol
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hazael
Jan 20, 2004, 4:03 AM
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Most of the time I don't wear socks, people say that wearing socks is not good for your climbing, that you can't feel the rock as good as you should, personally I prefer climbing without em but I almost don't sweat at all. So I think it depends on everyone. You should climb the way you like the most.
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boulder_monkey
Jan 20, 2004, 9:44 PM
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i used 2 wear socks just cuz of the immense nastyness of those damn rentals!!!!! :x but now that i got my EXCELLENT mantras im all set w/o socks. u get so much more feel 4 the rox w/o socks. hah that kinda rhymes....nifty......neway yea...i mean maybe if its cold but my shoes r new nd not near streched enough 2 even think bout puttin socks on....not that id really want 2 try neway...im so much better no socks. if its cold screw it....suck it up goddamnit......gotta make sacrifices if u wanna b good....jeeze.......
~pz all!
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brutusofwyde
Jan 21, 2004, 1:11 AM
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In reply to: One reason to wear socks is that if you are doing First ascents, or climbing routes that are seldom climbed so that you have to do a bit of cleaning, then crud will fall down in your shoes. this crud can be sharp sometimes, and it will work its way to a place where it really hurts adn is distracting. If you wear socks, the crud can't get in as well and doesn;t hurt as much.
When not doing ofdfwidths on your FAs, slide the neoprene elbow pads over your ankles like a kind of gaitor.
That said: I wear 2 pair socks on alpine, ice, winter and snow routes -- Trangos and Nepal Tops and Civettas don't offer a lot of sensitivity to begin with.
I wear liner socks on walls -- wearing climbing shoes for 16 hours a day for a week or longer at a time can damage feet if the shoe is too tight, so looser shoes with socks are the ticket.
Cragging, no socks. Gymming, no socks. Hand drilling -- depends on the route.
Brutus
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potatoe
Jan 21, 2004, 1:44 AM
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In reply to: A friend of mine invented some socks that are just the top of a sock (no foot) with a peice of elastic that goes down under your heel. They keep my ankles warm and safe, but still let my feet "feel" for small holds through the rock. So now I wear those, sometimes.
Yeah... Those are called legwarmers. Wore those in the 80's. And on cold nights at the gym.
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joe_johnson
Mar 1, 2004, 10:21 PM
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no socks no socks NO SOCKS
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terss
Mar 2, 2004, 5:29 AM
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Winter: shoes with socks
Warm: shoes with no socks
Every now-and-again: no shoes at all (for that painful, yet intimite feeling) :wink:
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dangermonkey
Mar 2, 2004, 6:29 AM
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Socks? Only if I can climb it in approach shoes... which is rare. I can rarely find a matching pair of socks now to think about it.
Winer climbing: comfortable shoes.
Summer climbing: the same shoes.
Socks? Send me some, I'll it out.
Late,
CF
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jono
Mar 2, 2004, 6:34 AM
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its gotta be at least...30-25 degrees before i put socks on. they always make my socks black :evil:
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raindog
Mar 2, 2004, 7:50 AM
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I wear knee high socks. They look good with my knickers.
-Jeff
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tappedoutagain
Mar 2, 2004, 8:42 AM
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Socks with shoes are so much more comfortable and less sweaty.
I never gave a damn about climbing one letter grade higher because I could have been barefoot instead of socks. I mean, what's the fun in climbing if your feet stink and hurt at the same time? And I'm not a newbie either, having climbed for 8 years, V9 and 5.13.
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tobym
Mar 2, 2004, 10:20 AM
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A friend of mine invented some socks that are just the top of a sock (no foot) with a peice of elastic that goes down under your heel.
-Kate.Sounds like 'Fame'-style legwarmers, but probably effective, I'm sure :wink:
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overlord
Mar 2, 2004, 10:22 AM
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i dont unless its too cold.
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gregr
Mar 2, 2004, 11:34 AM
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Never wear socks
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climbhigh2005
Mar 2, 2004, 11:49 AM
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if its cold I do.. other wise nope
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mheyman
Mar 2, 2004, 1:04 PM
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In reply to: for that painful, yet intimite feeling
I'm readin and dreamin! Can't beleive I'm the only one to comment here!
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sarcat
Mar 2, 2004, 2:54 PM
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In reply to: I usually wear very low-cut running socks, but I've been meaning to get some old-school striped tube socks. Yeah, olds- cool.
You should get some of those Argyle socks popualr in the late 70's eairly 80's. Grey with a nice red/blue checkerboard. Don't forget the blue short shorts with the white trim and if possible a matching comb handle stick'n out of your rearzs pocket.
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mountainchick82
Mar 2, 2004, 3:28 PM
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nope..no socks :)
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