Well Worn: Considerations for resoling rock shoes from Shingo Ohkawa

Posted on 07.10.2012 by Brian

The evolution of climbing shoes has come a long way since its infancy. Expectations of shoe longevity, fit and performance have all undergone monumental changes over the last few decades. For instance, take the infamous story of IME’s own Andy Ross, who recalls purchasing his first-ever pair of sticky-rubber climbing shoes, “Fires,” just after arriving in Spain in the early eighties.