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the shizzle => equipment => Topic started by: Fiend on November 17, 2008, 05:44:21 pm

Title: Giving away old climbing shoes??
Post by: Fiend on November 17, 2008, 05:44:21 pm

Where?? Pretty scruffy (but recently washed), suitable for kids groups I guess. Hit me with some ideas around the Sheffopolis.

Title: Re: Giving away old climbing shoes??
Post by: SA Chris on November 17, 2008, 07:51:39 pm

I posted similar on UKC once, and some bloke emailed me. Need to trawl through hotmail account and find it. Never got round to posting mine either, cheers for reminder.

Title: Re: Giving away old climbing shoes??
Post by: SA Chris on November 20, 2008, 09:53:44 am

I contacted the bloke and due to insurance hassles has had to stop taking anyone from his charity climbing anymore, so I'm afraid I've drawn a blank. Must be more around.

Title: Re: Giving away old climbing shoes??
Post by: Fiend on November 20, 2008, 11:11:15 am

Hmmm yeah. Might just ask at the walls or something. Or outdoor centres, don't know of any though...

Title: Re: Giving away old climbing shoes??
Post by: BenF on November 20, 2008, 12:20:19 pm

I've given away old shoes that aren't too fucked, usually to schools via teachers that I know.  I've recently given away old outdoor clothing to my school but we don't take pupils climbing so my many, many old shoes are currently in a huge box in a cupboard at home.  I'm claiming that I'm saving them in case I go DWS at some point again.

In the past I've also given reasonable shoes to a friend who runs a climbing wall but again, they only wanted ones that were in usuable nick, and most of my old ones are fucked.