climbing shoe boot that has an outer boot to walk in and out

B macdonald 2

27/01/2004 at 22:34

wet feet frozen feet , slippy grass and heather and peat to scramble down or up during climbing and after , put a little plastic boot thought into a warm climbing boot whith fabric outer vibram sole to get you there in comfort and back or down safetly

Jon Doran

28/01/2004 at 09:51

Is there one?

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B macdonald 2

28/01/2004 at 11:04

my question jon why not make a nice winter sticki boot that fit inside a breatheble tough light weight shell that has speed laceing system , to whip on whip off , have to get the patent on this lol

Rob Draper

28/01/2004 at 11:33

I assume you would need to make the sticky rubber inner a bit more comfortable than the average climbing shoe which might limit it's usability. Foot compression and walking comfort are mutually exclusive.

captain paranoia

28/01/2004 at 12:56

There was a discussion on this sort of thing on UKC a couple of months back, with some bloke fishing for ideas.

I can't see it being very successful, as the requirements for a climbing shoe and walking shoe are considerably different, as Rob suggests.

I think 5-10 make a hybrid shoe, that has a sticky front, and a conventional rear sole.

designing a performance climbing shoe

Jon Doran

28/01/2004 at 12:59

Alpine climbers doing high level rock routes have been known to use a rockboot plus judicious foam padding inside a standard plastic boot to allow them to use crampons, but not the most comfortable solution. Might make more sense to just carry a lightweight walking boot, since you'll end up carrying the outer boot anyway?

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B macdonald 2

28/01/2004 at 16:24

thanks for you replys gentlemen , true the rock shoes boot do have a completly diffrent fit to that off what we require to trek in resonable comfort also the fit being diffrent ,i forgot about by the time you trek in whith all your gear , feet supresed in tight boots and the swelling would be made worse , we still need that 1/s inch or so to allow for treking , but not for climbing .................

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