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Re: [marc801] Would you buy this product? Walk Offs - climbing shoe skins:
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notapplicable
Mar 14, 2013, 6:05 AM
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marc801 wrote: notapplicable wrote: 2. I've approached and descended from just about everywhere on the EC barefoot, including Cannon. I hiked a 14er with scree and snow fields in CO last year barefoot. I've hike for days at a time barefoot. I walk around the city barefoot all the time. And honestly, I wouldn't recommend any but the first of those to someone who isn't just more comfortable that way, but when it comes to bulking up you're harness with superfluous crap on a multi-pitch climb, yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and say thats not a good idea. I've had shoes on my harness, including my partners when they were climbing a pitch the shoes would get in the way for, it sucks. I repeat, there are better options. But for most people, barefoot really isn't a good option. Most feet aren't as tough as yours - you need to realize that you're an outlier before giving that kind of advice. The risk of a serious laceration or broken toe(s) that can put someone out of action for weeks outweighs the slight added nuisance of a pair of light running or approach shoes.
See bold. I'm not saying everyone needs to go barefoot but they could if they wanted to. I didn't until I started climbing and realized how much of a pain in the dick it was to keep track of and carry a nonclimbing related pair of shoes all day.
notapplicable wrote: There are better options. Starting with barefoot and descending from there according to weight/bulk.
In reply to: Sure, I can see that hanging a pair of running shoes off your harness could be a real PITA if you're one of the clueless who puts their entire trad rack on the harness, but who's dumb enough to do that?
If you're racking on a sling so you can fit more crap on your harness, you've solved the wrong problem.
(This post was edited by notapplicable on Mar 14, 2013, 6:11 AM)
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