Brandi while helping someone select a pair of shoes during Upper Limits' Black Friday sale.
Patti's commentary on her toes which were in her new climbing shoes and weighing in at about two sizes smaller than her street shoes. Brandi, LOL, helped her select the shoes.
Mike to Patti
It's supposed to hurt. Another Boy Scout
Like, I can't even get my foot in the shoe...Boy Scout
Boy: I want to come down.
Father: Don't look down; just keep going.
His father tried to convince him to continue with his ascent.
A young man repeated this refrain to his friend who did not pass her belay test. He reassured her for quite a while.
Mother: I'm here. I gotcha.
Boulderers will often start a route in a seated position. That's Ryan getting ready to start a route.
Oh, I didn't know that about the shoes! In my day we wore those big old hiking boots with the stiff soles, so you could get a stable footing on a tiny ledge. I only knew one guy who had climbing shoes.
ReplyDeleteyeah, i remember the few times i went climbing, how squished my toes were.....so weird that it's part of the sport.
ReplyDeletei've never heard of the seated start position in climbing. man....as if climbing wasn't challenging enough! :)
@gingersnapper and Heather,
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about the shoes either. Supposedly, you're able to get a better hold and feel for the rocks if you have super-tight shoes.
I went for comfort. Also, folks tell you to get a smaller size when you get leather shoes.
Even with my climbing shoes being the same size as my street shoes, my toes still end up being squished -- not a good feeling at all.