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antigravity
Aug 2, 2004, 4:55 PM
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So I was bouldering last year, fell, hurt ankle which oozed lots of blood all over my climbing shoe (gross, yes I know). Needless to say, I never got around to cleaning my shoe up, one cause i didn't know how to and two cause just looking at it made my ankle throb. A year later, I can finally start climbing again. I pulled my shoes out of my closet and low and behold, I found my one shoe covered with mold. The inside has little tiny white flecks that look like flour. Does anyone have any idea what i can do about this? (buying a new pair of shoes is not an option. I am nowhere near a shoe store for another month.)
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petsfed
Aug 2, 2004, 4:59 PM
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Freeze it. That should kill whatever's growing. Then, using a mild bleach solution (maybe dilute it with water 10 to 1) scrub that puppy out. Let it dry completely. Then go climbing.
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overlord
Aug 2, 2004, 5:00 PM
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get some medical desinfectat, the one used to scrub floors in hospitals and wash the insides with it. maybe you can even try to brush some of it off before you do that.
and i guess you never heard about drying your shoes after climbing????? its not hard, you just DONT leave them im your pack (or a plastic bag i have seen some ppl use for their shoes).
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musicman
Aug 2, 2004, 6:22 PM
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medical disinfectant would probabaly be best but doens't seem like the easiest thing to get a hold of, freezing them will do just about the same thing. just freeze them and then wash em out with bleach or something, diluting it would be a good idea to.
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