Then I had a pair of vectors, which somehow never seemed to be quite as good as a laser.
What kind of image do you associate with the brand?
I wore Boreal in the early 90's, laser, vector, ninja....a mate lent me a pair of Scarpa's and I've never looked back.
The Vectors were too clunky Scarpas fit me and quality is top notch so why go back?
the damage to their reputation is done......there are the same people who pipe up with snidey comments, generally people who have not even tried the current range so how do they know........Probably the biggest issue for many UK climbers is that boreals are developed and made in Spain, the shoes mostly are particularly suited to limestone climbing with supportive soles and edges.........There are lots of boot demos happening across the UK.
It makes me feel sad reading all these comments. Basically, boreal had some issues with their rubber many years ago, which they have more than sorted now, but the damage to their reputation is done. We went to the factory and saw a fancy machine they had for testing the slippage of different samples of rubber on various rocktypes - the newer boreal rubber outperformed all other samples, even stealth. Still, whenever this topic comes up, there are the same people who pipe up with snidey comments, generally people who have not even tried the current range so how do they know?? You no doubt think I am biased... Here's my opinion anyway! We (me and especially Jordan) have been offered lucrative, tantalising deals from other shoe manufacturers, we choose to continue wearing boreals because they are fantastic. The build quality, fit, heels, rubber and the range available all work for us to a high standard. When I've tried other shoes over the years nothing has compared well.Probably the biggest issue for many UK climbers is that boreals are developed and made in Spain, the shoes mostly are particularly suited to limestone climbing with supportive soles and edges. However, if you want a super soft shoe for the grit, they do a slipper called the synergy.There are lots of boot demos happening across the UK. At least try the new stuff and give it a proper chance, don't hold on to ancient opinions that are not relevant any more.