shoes

[niqaeli]

I have some questions about shoes. I'm pretty sure if I go digging through the community, I can get find recommendations on an affordable initial pair of shoes because rentals are, um, disgusting and not conducive to me wanting to go climbing -- but if anyone cares to rec their favourite shoes that would be awesome.

Relatedly, though, how long do you expect an initial pair of shoes to last? I mean obviously that's going to be affected by how often you're going climbing, but ballpark estimates? Are you more likely to wear through them before needing a new pair for other reasons (ie, needing a more technical shoe, or having gone down in size)? If you're climbing outdoors rather than at a gym does that tend to make a difference in the wear? If climbing outdoors, does the type of rock you tend to climb make a difference in the wear?

These questions are brought to you by the letter M, the number 4, general curiousity, and also fic research. :P

Comments

[rydra_wong]

Oh yeah, lace-ups sounds like a very good idea then. IIRC, someone in the comm got Sportiva Nagos as their first shoes and liked them. The Sportiva Mythos shoes are more expensive but get a lot of love.

There are various lace-up Five Tens, and Evolv's website says they've got lace-up Elektras and Defys out now, so you won't be short of options.