I've been climbing for a number of years in the higher grade range so I tend to go through shoes at a slightly above average pace? 🤷🏼♂️ My question is what do I do with my shoes when they've reached the end of their life? I've gone the resole route as well. But even after that? I feel like just throwing them in the garbage is contradictory to what the climbing/outdoor world predicates itself on. Thanks.
Bit of a more serious answer, Most of the rubbers used are thermoset polymers and can't really be recycled meaningfully, so don't try to do anything useful with that. If the upper is leather, then it can usually be recycled by some group, but the synthetic materials also don't really have a recyclable use. The best thing you can do is throw them away responsibly, in a way that guarantees they go to a landfill. Landfills do not hugely negatively affect the environment, at least relative to any other resting place. Landfills also do not affect nature in any significant negative way, since the end point of any landfill in developed nations is a nature preserve placed on top of it. Also, being a better climber has nothing to do with running through shoes fast, bad footwork and mileage do. If you climb more, you wear more out. if your feet slip and slide or you slam them into footholds, you'll use up rubber faster. In fact I would say that per hour of usage, the better a climber you are, the less rubber is used, since you more cleanly and precisely place feet.
Super helpful video guys! Always wanted this type of breakdown on climbing shoes. How about a breakdown of how to use the rice bucket as a future vlog topic?? I frequently see rice buckets at climbing gyms and they've always been a mystery to me...
Very good video, good job. One tip - the guy is shown sizing his shoes while sitting down. This would be best done standing with your full weight on the shoe.
i have evolvs too, thought they would loosen over time but they havent. at all. tag inside them says 10.5 UK but my nike running shoes are 8.5 UK and the Evolvs are way way way smaller than my regular running shoes. wtf. and websites tell you to get a size smaller than your regular shoe? so i should get 7.5 and break my toes off so i can fit in the shoe then?
As far as I've noticed I can go for the same shoe size or 1 size smaller, same shoesize generally fits the best, but some shoes are a bit too 'spacey'. Climbing shoes are made to fit your standard size, which in climbing shoes means your toes should be a bit curled up/ little bit uncomfortable, but shouldn't hurt. (this is indoor climbing related though) Personally I'm EUsize 45; climbing shoes for me are definitely not smaller than 44.
I wear size 10 to 11.5 depending on the street shoe. What size climbing shoe should I get. I know it should be sorta tight but I wanna be able to feel my feet lol. I'm a beginner climber but have a lot of ambition and will be climbing outdoors mainly.
Try it out. Rental shoes or an outdoor sports shop ... every manufacturer has different sizing. Some models are wider, some are narrower. Some loosen up over time, some stay pretty much the same. Nobody can give you a real ultimate tip. :)
For other people in the future, I would consider street shoe sizes to be entirely irrelevant. First of all, it depends on the brand; you even say "10 to 11.5" here which is a _huge_ range to contend with. Then, people either: 1) prefer a certain fit for their shoes, and/or 2) don't fit them properly. So you're taking a size from a shoe that's not going to fit anything remotely similar to a climbing shoe, potentially measured incorrectly if ever measured at all, with sizes that vary dramatically between brands, and then guessing at a climbing shoe size which vary by brand, application, _and_ experience level. With all those variables and inaccuracies, you're never going to pick the correct size. So if you're not gonna try on shoes, then at least just measure your foot, yeah? Your foot goes in the shoe, so that's the only thing that's relevant.
You do not want your toes to curl inside your shoes. It's uncommon to have shoe that hurt your feet. The point of shoes is to protect your feet....not destroy them
If your toes are curled....your shoes are to small. If your feet are red when you take off your shoes....your shoes are to small. Your toes should not knuckle up at all! Not even a little!
In climbing shoes, at least bouldering a tight shoe where your toes are curled, gives you more strength from your toes while on the wall, and as said in the video you'll wear them for not more then 10 min. But if the connections between your toebones hurt (this generally happens when your toe/ligament is pushed sideways inside a shoe)while wearing the shoe then it's definitely too tight.
All of the tips mentioned in this video apply to any shoe company you purchase shoes from.
I can curl my toes even more in my shoes and I like it that way if your toes are being curled to the max just wearing a shoe it’s too much
Hey guys, I'm not sure if you have a video about basic warm up excercises before climbling, specially for beginners :)
I've been climbing for a number of years in the higher grade range so I tend to go through shoes at a slightly above average pace? 🤷🏼♂️ My question is what do I do with my shoes when they've reached the end of their life? I've gone the resole route as well. But even after that? I feel like just throwing them in the garbage is contradictory to what the climbing/outdoor world predicates itself on. Thanks.
Bit of a more serious answer, Most of the rubbers used are thermoset polymers and can't really be recycled meaningfully, so don't try to do anything useful with that. If the upper is leather, then it can usually be recycled by some group, but the synthetic materials also don't really have a recyclable use. The best thing you can do is throw them away responsibly, in a way that guarantees they go to a landfill. Landfills do not hugely negatively affect the environment, at least relative to any other resting place. Landfills also do not affect nature in any significant negative way, since the end point of any landfill in developed nations is a nature preserve placed on top of it.
Also, being a better climber has nothing to do with running through shoes fast, bad footwork and mileage do. If you climb more, you wear more out. if your feet slip and slide or you slam them into footholds, you'll use up rubber faster. In fact I would say that per hour of usage, the better a climber you are, the less rubber is used, since you more cleanly and precisely place feet.
Super helpful video guys! Always wanted this type of breakdown on climbing shoes. How about a breakdown of how to use the rice bucket as a future vlog topic?? I frequently see rice buckets at climbing gyms and they've always been a mystery to me...
Great video, but the obnoxious music in the background while you are all talking is distracting.
Very good video, good job. One tip - the guy is shown sizing his shoes while sitting down. This would be best done standing with your full weight on the shoe.
A lot of great tips. Nice vid!!
Time to buzz it bro
I'm looking for a pair to climb chimneys and shingled roofs. any suggestions?
Approach shoes would be a better idea than climbing shoes.
Santa boots
i have evolvs too, thought they would loosen over time but they havent. at all. tag inside them says 10.5 UK but my nike running shoes are 8.5 UK and the Evolvs are way way way smaller than my regular running shoes. wtf. and websites tell you to get a size smaller than your regular shoe? so i should get 7.5 and break my toes off so i can fit in the shoe then?
As far as I've noticed I can go for the same shoe size or 1 size smaller, same shoesize generally fits the best, but some shoes are a bit too 'spacey'. Climbing shoes are made to fit your standard size, which in climbing shoes means your toes should be a bit curled up/ little bit uncomfortable, but shouldn't hurt. (this is indoor climbing related though) Personally I'm EUsize 45; climbing shoes for me are definitely not smaller than 44.
I wear size 10 to 11.5 depending on the street shoe. What size climbing shoe should I get. I know it should be sorta tight but I wanna be able to feel my feet lol. I'm a beginner climber but have a lot of ambition and will be climbing outdoors mainly.
Try it out. Rental shoes or an outdoor sports shop ... every manufacturer has different sizing. Some models are wider, some are narrower. Some loosen up over time, some stay pretty much the same. Nobody can give you a real ultimate tip. :)
For other people in the future, I would consider street shoe sizes to be entirely irrelevant. First of all, it depends on the brand; you even say "10 to 11.5" here which is a _huge_ range to contend with. Then, people either: 1) prefer a certain fit for their shoes, and/or 2) don't fit them properly. So you're taking a size from a shoe that's not going to fit anything remotely similar to a climbing shoe, potentially measured incorrectly if ever measured at all, with sizes that vary dramatically between brands, and then guessing at a climbing shoe size which vary by brand, application, _and_ experience level. With all those variables and inaccuracies, you're never going to pick the correct size. So if you're not gonna try on shoes, then at least just measure your foot, yeah? Your foot goes in the shoe, so that's the only thing that's relevant.
Rice bucket video would be good
excellent video
The guy giving tips doesn’t look like he’s climbed anything at all lol.
The shoe expert looks like he cant even climb stairs
But he definitely knows what he is talking about
Tight shoes will destroy your feet. It's not rocket science
Obnoxious
You do not want your toes to curl inside your shoes. It's uncommon to have shoe that hurt your feet. The point of shoes is to protect your feet....not destroy them
How long have you been climbing lol
If your toes are curled....your shoes are to small. If your feet are red when you take off your shoes....your shoes are to small. Your toes should not knuckle up at all! Not even a little!
Depends on the shoe. Usually they should be a little bit curled at least
@@teemukarppinen9462 toes should not be curled at all unless you want to damage the tendons and ligaments
Haha, WRONG
In climbing shoes, at least bouldering a tight shoe where your toes are curled, gives you more strength from your toes while on the wall, and as said in the video you'll wear them for not more then 10 min. But if the connections between your toebones hurt (this generally happens when your toe/ligament is pushed sideways inside a shoe)while wearing the shoe then it's definitely too tight.