With well over 25 years of climbing experience and nearly as many years of working in outdoor retail in one of the country's finest specialist climbing shops, Matt has seen, worn and sold a LOT of rock shoes. A huge amount of these would end up in landfill towards the end of their life but Matt hopes to help reduce that, saving you money and helping the planet reduce vital resources and therefore helping our planet just a little bit.
> Back when I was climbing lots and going through shoes every 3-6 months. Your choice was either a poor resole from a generic outdoor repair centre, not necessarily done by a person who knew what shape the shoes should be, or have the skills - and eye - for a neat job. These Resoles would often take many weeks too, so in the bin they went - and a new pair was bought instead.
There doesn't seem to be another option in the 'choice' here. Or is the new pair the other option?
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