Can Niad refert to anything other than the Nose in a day?
I remember buying my first pair of Pinks, and the guy in the climbing shop saying if you wear them people will "expect more of you".
Quote from: steveri on March 02, 2021, 11:15:12 amQuote from: moose on March 02, 2021, 11:00:17 amIt's only this last year that I mustered the self-assurance to buy a pair of Solutions. They were the first shoe to break the £100 barrier, at a time when the next most expensive shoe was probably less than £90. For years, I felt I'd be too embarrassed by my unworthiness to wear them in public (like a park runner in a pair of Nike Alphaflys).Ha, no such self deprecation at the wall these days. Strong but unsubtle 20-something gets keen > upgrades from hire shoes > thrashes Tarantulas to death > finds a bit of technique and onto Dragos or similar So true! Back when the walls were open, Furias / Dragos worn with thick, white socks were de rigour for muscular novices.
Quote from: moose on March 02, 2021, 11:00:17 amIt's only this last year that I mustered the self-assurance to buy a pair of Solutions. They were the first shoe to break the £100 barrier, at a time when the next most expensive shoe was probably less than £90. For years, I felt I'd be too embarrassed by my unworthiness to wear them in public (like a park runner in a pair of Nike Alphaflys).Ha, no such self deprecation at the wall these days. Strong but unsubtle 20-something gets keen > upgrades from hire shoes > thrashes Tarantulas to death > finds a bit of technique and onto Dragos or similar
It's only this last year that I mustered the self-assurance to buy a pair of Solutions. They were the first shoe to break the £100 barrier, at a time when the next most expensive shoe was probably less than £90. For years, I felt I'd be too embarrassed by my unworthiness to wear them in public (like a park runner in a pair of Nike Alphaflys).