notapplicable
Mar 13, 2013, 5:53 PM
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marc801 wrote: notapplicable wrote: rsd212 wrote: notapplicable wrote: This is actually incorrect but you keep believing it if youd like. Sorry, guess my opinion is wrong...guy on teh interwebs corrected me. Apologize to any who were harmed by the misinformation. The first step is admitting you are wrong. Good job. Seriously though. Your harness isn't a backpack. There are better options. Starting with barefoot and descending from there according to weight/bulk. Have you ever done any long descents, most any Yosemite descent, or things in the Sierra or Rocky Mtn NP? I'm with rsd212 - some kind of shoe you can walk in is essential on those kind of climbs.
1. I never said foot covering wasn't a good idea, I said a full sized pair of shoes should be a last resort. Unless you're hauling packs/gear. Then it's whatever.
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.
(This post was edited by notapplicable on Mar 13, 2013, 5:54 PM)
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