Outdoor Rock Climbing : How to Clean Rock Climbing Shoes
Keeping rock climbing shoes clean is important to maintain their stickiness, and simply brushing them off with water before a climb is very effective. Keep a towel on hand during a climb in case of muddy areas with helpful advice from an experienced climber in this free video on rock climbing. Expert: Jeff Dopp Bio: Jeff Dopp has been climbing since 1980 and has climbed all over the country. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
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We were doiing some shoe “doping” with our Fire’s (alcohol cleaning)
to prep them before doing dificult friction climbs in the early 80’s.
It is true that this creates a temporary “hyper sticky”condition to the rubber
although, we found that repeated teatments dried out the rubber causing
it to become crumbly and ultimately less sticky.