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vfifteen
Apr 8, 2002, 3:11 AM
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I dunno about any of you guys but i started climbing in bare feet and occasionly still do.. I find it easier to get toeholds etc. anyone else tried it?
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crackaddict
Apr 8, 2002, 3:28 AM
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I climbed my first climb in barefeet. Due to the fact that I did'nt have climbing shoes and my boots sucked!
I do it from time to time. But the rock around here is mostly volcanic and granite. It tends to shred the toes a little much. I only do it on easy climbs when I am to lazy to put my shoes on now.
Rock it up!
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beyond_gravity
Apr 8, 2002, 3:33 AM
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real men dont use shoes. Shoes are a form of aid climbing. http://www.rockclimbing.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=8616&forum=32&30
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bigevilgrape
Apr 8, 2002, 3:57 AM
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climbing bearfoot is fun, but it hurts. it also alows you to use your feet more like hands. i have talented toes, i can tie knots in rope with them, so when i climb barefoot i can usually get a better grip on the rock.
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sparhawk
Apr 8, 2002, 4:14 AM
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while I was waiting for my shoes to be resoled, I climbed with bare feet for about three weeks (cause I didn't have the money to spend on a new pair either). Climbing roof was usually a charm since I "grab" better with bare feet than with shoes. But on vertical wall, it's a different story, foot holds are very limited and I have trouble making some section of different routes... and dyno... now that's something hard to do without shoes
My regular climbing session drops from four hours to three hours since my fingers got tired a bit easier. I tried hard to maintain my foot work as much as possible for those weeks and I do found my upper body strength dramatically increased. The worst thing is when my foot "slip" off a small jib, it could have been dangerous... but oh well...
happy climbing,
sparhawk
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sharmagod
Apr 8, 2002, 5:26 AM
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I tried it.Its different thats for sure.I definetly would recommend trying it at least once.
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jono13
Apr 8, 2002, 5:27 AM
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i tried climbing in barefoot once, it hurt like hell when i tried to put em in a crack, and they slipped like hell when i tried to smear. BG u fool! ur always wearing shoes when u climb! if anyones close to climbing in barefoot, its evan dude. (u know who im talking about dude)
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daggerx
Apr 9, 2002, 3:04 AM
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I tryed it for a wile but I dont really like
getting my feat cut up, so I try to wear shoes.
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kaptk
Apr 9, 2002, 4:05 AM
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I've climbed barefoot on easy stuff, but it would really hurt to try to do a foot jam without shoes.
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climber1
Apr 9, 2002, 4:54 AM
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was in Josh a couple of weeks ago and saw a barefoot female solo a 5.7 crack. awesome.
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maculated
Apr 9, 2002, 5:02 AM
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A crack? Barefoot? Doh!
When it comes to my feet, I'm a class V wussy.
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roadtrip
Apr 9, 2002, 5:59 AM
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Barefoot? No, not often. I do, however, love to push the limits of my Chaco sandals. With dot rubber and a toestrap its almost misrepresentation to climb in them. It often dissappoints a proud leader when I arrive at the belay in sandals, but they get over it.
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orngave
Apr 10, 2002, 12:31 AM
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My climbing partener last semester was too cheap to buy a pair of shoes, and to proud to wear mine. So he used to climb 5.9 on a regular basis without shoes on. He had the best summer feet of anyone I know.
E.B.
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jules
Apr 10, 2002, 1:23 AM
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It's definitely harder than climbing with shoes; but since I greatly enjoy being barefoot, I don't mind.
In November, I attempted a granite crack barefoot... it was barely above freezing out... the toes were feeling that the next day.
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skari
Apr 11, 2002, 10:44 PM
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Absolutely, climbing bare feet rocks! It makes it possible to really grip the rock with the toes. The downside is that the skin wears alot, and itīs not really that great on thin edges.
I usually just use it bouldering or warming up.
It would be great to have a rubber-coated sock to climb in!
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maddie
Apr 12, 2002, 12:28 AM
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Ouch... i think i'll try it
m.
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