Indoor Rock Climbing Basics : Tips for Indoor Rock Climbing Shoes

[hippienixon]

great informative vids thanks

[joshuatree1001]

If its REAL leather you should buy half a size to a full size smaller because REAL leather stretches. If its the fake stuff, buy a half an inch to regular size shoe. But like he said, keep it snugg and your foot will get use to it. Turn five fingers into one large unit.

[joker69390]

what you mean by uncomfortable is it should be tight until ur feet feel the pain?

[m191624]

PAIN IS INSANE!!

My climbing shoes are not uncomfortable & I manage to climb perfectly fine!! Yes they need to be snug! But I believe your shoes should HUG your feet rather than PINCH them! But it is personal preferance I guess??

But telling people that climbing shoes should be uncofortable is a bit of myth!!

[eaj0886]

man no one wants to see your ugly ass wife, stick with climbing man...

[coolman784]

Actually the important thing about climbing shoes is the tip: A flat tip is for more comfortable but less precise better for long and/or easy routes and an agressive tip is highly uncomfortable but very precise best for bouldering and/or hard routes. I actualy own two paires of climbing shoes: A very good agressiv evolve and a cheap comfortable one for whan I'm climbing longer routes.

[heyitsericc]

i picks girls like i pick shoes.

i like a velcro, which allows for easy and out and not like a slipper, which is uncomfortably tight.

[costelloI]

why does he feel he has to say my wife?

yes we get it she's your wife and she is hot

[TheMorMor]

@costelloI Its a bit creepy.

[blackhawk60m]

He described 3 ways to tighten your shoes. The different types of shoe are the 3 different archs in the shoe. If you shop around, you;ll see some shoes are extremely arched, while others are basically flat.

[Iceprince4500]

prices???

[EvilLamas]

@Iceprince4500 they go from around £60 to £130 at the most...

[xaxarenasx]

you guys are awesome in a novice climber so thanks for all the info :)

[WhereLifeOnceStood]

Who ever takes Rock climbing advice from Expert Village is a dumb fuck. these guys suck. if you really want to learn, get a professional. i mean its costly but then you will be better and know what your doing

[lefty1471]

Evolv pontas lace =]

[Tydler1992]

Boreal Mutants is my shoe

[AaronMbly]

Thats my shoe!!!

[JakeA66]

Hey, I just bought a pair of those slip-on Moccasyms. 5/10s. They're nice.

[doshinkanbitz]

nope... don't listen to this guy on shoes (or anything else)! they should fit tight but still no hot spots.... if they cut off circulation to your foot they are too tight try a different brand or shoe if that does not fit! ask that guy who blows through shoes climbing like 6 days a week at your gym! he should be able to help!

[fzoulas]

beginner tips.

[paintboy2000]

shoes are the most important pice of climbing equipment... i always thought the harness(you know the thing that keeps you attatched to the rope so you dont fall to your death(when used properly))was the most important pice of equipment. i guess i was wrong

[aelw23]

You don't use a harness when you're bouldering.

[kerethan]

I won't even touch this one...

[fistusfanius]

When fitting shoes the key is the eliminate dead space but dont fit so tight as to create hot spots.

[cride1]

Sticky rubber. That reminds me of the 5.10 shoes ad where Lauren Lee says something about the sicky rubber makes her super human...

[thetree21220]

Seeing as these are for people starting out this is VERY bad info. If you are just starting you should get shoes that are tight but not uncomfortable. Not even the pros who get paid to climb always wear the pain fitting shoes. If you get shoes that are uncomfortable then you wont want to wear them.

[aelw23]

When I first started, I always got bigger than what the gym would suggest. It sounds arrogant, but the first time I went, I wore a size UP from what they actually suggested, and I still spent most of the time in considerable foot pain.

[jimemarsden]

You're supposed to get a size up from your normal sneaker size

[leif81]

a size smaller then your normal shoe

[pokeynoone]

no its a size or two down from your snealer size

[jimemarsden]

@pokeynoone I retract my previous statement, you do get a size down. I had just started climbing when I said that and I got a job at a rock climbing gym and we give rental shoes a size up but now that I've gotten my own shoes a few times I understand.