I'm looking forward to watching this film!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
First Climb with Katanas
I'm really impressed and surprisingly so. I thought I would have to work my way into these shoes. Don't get me wrong my feet were in a lot of pain but when I was on the wall, I could trust my feet like I never have before. Here is to working on the next level.
Monday, February 20, 2012
La Sportiva Katana Rock Climbing Shoe
I have reached the point in my climbing to get serous about shoes. I started off with a pair of Evolv DEFY VTRs which are a great beginner shoe but when getting a bit more technical falls short or falls off the wall. Last night I met up with JR at the EMS in SoHo to take a look at and try on some more performance oriented climbing shoes.
The Sportiva Katanas won out over the La Sportiva Miura VS and the 5.10 Team. The Teams look like a great dedicated bouldering shoes. If I were looking for just a shoe to boulder in these would be high on my list. The spending hours on my feet comfort factor lacks with these though and I'm looking for a good all arounder. The Miuras are great however the sizing for my feet seemed off. They went from being too big and the next half size down too small. I mean painfully too small. I even tried EMS's practice wall and my feet were on fire. I put on the same size Katanas and bingo that did the trick.
They still hurt but not as bad. My toe knuckles are tight agents the front so the fit is right. I tried them on the practice wall and it was amazing. I am warming them up now for tonight. I'm sure the Miuras would stretch out fine but when it's right it's right. I'm looking forward to tonight at BKB!
I'll write a full review in a couple of months. Stay tuned.
Knuckle bumps!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Art on Surfboards
I want to make art on surfboards! Two Birds Fly does it right and who else better than Andreini to shape a board to make art on!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Top roping session
I have been hitting BKB for the last few weeks working on bouldering problems. I took a two months off the get acclimated with my new son. Today my friend JR showed up with an extra harness and put me on a 5.8 to start. I did it. It was not pretty but I got to the top and felt the rush you only get from rope climbing. The next 5.8 I nailed clean. Then did a 5'8+ that completely kicked my ass. After a little rest I nailed another 5.8 clean then a 5.10 down and dirty. Needless to say, todays session was a real confidence builder. My goal is to climp 5.10s cleanly and start working on 5.11s in two weeks. Game on!
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