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alternativekudzu
Mar 17, 2002, 9:02 PM
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heres the deal, i've been out a few times where i just wrap a bit of my foot up in tape and hit the rocks. yeah, it hurts at first but it seems to be getting the job done (i finally stuck a route i've been trying for a few months with no shoes!) am i just a freak for climbing barefooted or are there others??
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biff
Mar 17, 2002, 11:21 PM
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I like climbing finger width cracks with bare feet. My feet get to sweaty to climb without shoes most of the time. smearing and edging with sweaty feet is very exciting, and entertaining to watch, to say the least.
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orestes1724
Mar 17, 2002, 11:34 PM
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i climbed a 5-3 barefoot once. it hurts so i dont do it much, sometimes in the gym i do laps barefoot. i dont do it often i only do it when its a really easy climb and i have to go fast.
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treyr
Mar 18, 2002, 12:15 AM
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I tried it but my feet get messed up any with tape
Trob
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timhinck
Mar 18, 2002, 4:52 AM
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There is some footage of Chris Sharma climbing barefoot on "Rampage". There is this guy Chris Sierzant who climbs without shoes in my area. (Georgia). He's quite a good climber, but I can't say that it makes him climb better. I think it might just be an ethics phase for him.
tim
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miagi
Mar 18, 2002, 5:24 AM
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I think once you got the callouses on your feet it wouldnt be bad but you would need alot of toe strength. Also the sweat problem like everyone said would be difficult to overcome. I'd only resort to this if i lost my shoes
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lawnboy
Mar 20, 2002, 2:56 AM
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indodr i boulder alot bare foot mostly if i climb upside on the celing it makes it alot easiser to toe hook. But i use shoes outdoor
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jcclimber
Mar 21, 2002, 7:46 PM
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Climbing barefoot is fun, but you better not be greasing up any good holds with toe jam!
Jake out
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dogleg
Mar 21, 2002, 8:34 PM
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Old-school bouldering master Bob Murray often climbed barefoot. See http://www.math.arizona.edu/~mcmillen/bouldering/highway/
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rck_climber
Mar 21, 2002, 8:42 PM
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I LOVE to climb sandstone and granite slabs barefoot. There's nothing better during the summer than to get those shoes off and smear them up a shaded slab!
Mick
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amethyst
Mar 21, 2002, 9:55 PM
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I started climbing in South Africa, where there is an extreme shortage of climbing gear. (Especially small shoes.) So I climbed barefoot - bouldering and top-roping. When I got to the States, the first thing I did was go gear shopping. I couldn't believe the difference that shoes make, but I still occasionally climb barefoot - staying close to my "roots".
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sheppe
Mar 21, 2002, 10:17 PM
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There are some nice bouldering spots along our lake, and often we'll come to one when we're thuleing around in the boat without our gear. So, we just try it barefoot. It definately hurts - especially without tape!
-Sheppe
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lostangel
Mar 25, 2002, 9:11 PM
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I would imagine if your feet got really really tuff after climbing alot, that it would be better than shoes!! haha your tuffer than me lol, I tried climbing barefoot once, and have soft feet, I didnt do well, and complained the rest of the night! :::BIG BABY::::
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andrewokc
Mar 26, 2002, 3:11 AM
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barefoot climbing rocks your f---ing dome!
its not gross. and yes sharma did climb barefoot in rampage doing god knows how hard problems because of him not rating them all, without shoes. and last summer while working biography in ceuse sharma onsighted a .13a f---in barefoot.
take the shoes off.
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bowlderman
Apr 9, 2002, 4:19 PM
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i love to boulder barefoot! it adds to the foot work factor which i think is one of the funnest things about bouldering. the gym that i go to in nj has a great bouldering section and lots of overhangs. campusing is always fun and gives those 10 1/2 size feet a break from my size 9 shoes. i love my shoes (ascents), and i couldn't stand to where anything else but walking around on the gym flool is rough on the toes.
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ronniefrown
Apr 14, 2002, 11:19 PM
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wow! i thought i was the only weirdo who liked going without shoes. i don't think calluses can help on little holds, though. you can only put so much weight on those poor little toes before they break. as for sweaty, why not just chalk your feet? you can leave your white mark for everyone else to see that you didn't need shoes!
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bowlderman
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i've chalked my feet before but the gys in the gym get a little ticked about me getting my slimy foot chalk on everything. lol it's all good though man. i have long toes so i think that i t gives me an advantage. also, try taping your feet really tight around your little toe and the outside edge of your foot. that's where i have the most problems.
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hang_man
Apr 22, 2002, 2:05 PM
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ouch! man, bare foot bouldering hurts my toes... now they are bent.. haha
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psych
Apr 22, 2002, 2:56 PM
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Keep in mind though, when you're barefoot indoors, all the holds your slimey sweaty feet are pasted against are going to be touched by someone elses hands at some point.
I know how my feet stank after a good workout, and it'd be even worse if it was someone elses foot mashing toe sweat onto that hold. Ewwww!
Just a thought...outdoors is cool though, I mean that's what rain is for, right?
Mike...
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orestes1724
Apr 22, 2002, 7:10 PM
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in manchester NH you cant climb barefoot because their is to much glass and you will get all cut everywhre on your feet.
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upfreak
Apr 24, 2002, 3:53 AM
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OUUCH... Guys ... OUCH
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phreakdigital
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i climbed a 10a in moab with no shoes. I like it, but it does hurt...my shoes now have a big hole in the front so I might as well be.
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hang_man
Apr 24, 2002, 1:48 PM
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will the toes get fibre-glass on it when we boulder barefooted?
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jules
Apr 24, 2002, 2:53 PM
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I've found barefoot bouldering to be easier than climbing in sneakers. However, like Rachel said, you really have to watch out for glass some places around here. I've seen quite a few people with shards of glass in their extremities, and it's not usually pleasant.
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holygecko
Apr 24, 2002, 2:56 PM
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barefoot boulders are super hardcore *rebel yell* keep up the good work everyone
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