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And always worth a post of one of the most glamorous shots in climbing 8)remus said:
And always worth a post of one of the most glamorous shots in climbing 8)remus said:
SamT said:
sorry Will for nicking the image link
That's the one, thanks. Curve and downturn, but also looked a bit baggy in the wrong places.Dac said:La Sportiva Mirage, probably the first ‘double cambered’ shoe, ( both downturned and curved in towards the big toe).
They never really caught on, maybe they were ahead of their time, maybe they were a bit shit; but I suspect Gresham didn’t wear them on the lead go!
danm said:I don't think they were unpopular, I heard that they couldn't keep up with demand as they were so hard to make. If you wear a softer, downturned shoe then you can probably trace their heritage back to these. I may remember incorrectly but I thought the designer was poached by Scarpa to make their first shoes of this type.
nic mullin said:Scarpa paranoia I think, advertised on the back cover of the rockfax peak bouldering guide circa 2000 if I remember correctly.
Paul B said:Was there a classic poster of Paul Higginson wearing these around the Stick it! era?