Tricks of the Trade: Climbing Hacks
Got a good climbing hack? Submit it here and if it's a good'un we'll share your wizard tricks with all Rock and Ice readers.
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Here at Rock and Ice we like to make your lives easier. As such, we’re pooling our best climbing hacks to share with you, appreciated reader. Got a climbing hack? Submit it here and if it’s a good’un we’ll share your wizard tricks with all Rock and Ice readers. Here’s one to get you started from our very own Gear Guy for dealing with tight shoes or shoe hotspots:
Here at Rock and Ice we like to make your lives easier. As such, we’re pooling our best climbing hacks to share with you, appreciated reader. Got a climbing hack? Submit it here and if it’s a good’un we’ll share your wizard tricks with all Rock and Ice readers. Here’s one to get you started from our very own Gear Guy for dealing with tight shoes or shoe hotspots:
Here at Rock and Ice we like to make your lives easier. As such, we’re pooling our best climbing hacks to share with you, appreciated reader. Got a climbing hack? Submit it here and if it’s a good’un we’ll share your wizard tricks with all Rock and Ice readers. Here’s one to get you started from our very own Gear Guy for dealing with tight shoes or shoe hotspots:
Tricks of the trade
“Put on your rock shoes and take a hot shower. This will feel queer, but don’t give up unless someone is watching. Next, wear the shoes around the house until they feel like they have stretched. Again, do this when no one can see you. Stuff the shoes with newspaper to dry, and go climbing in them while they are still damp. Afterwards, re-stuff with paper to dry” there you go. tell us your climbing hack and if it’s good we’ll share it with our readers. there you go. tell us your climbing hack and if it’s good we’ll share it with our readers.