scam

So, I just got an email from Five Ten saying that they have everything 15% off. First thing I went to checked were their Dæscent shoes. Which were $90 before (just a couple of months ago when my wife bought the pair, this price is still everywhere online), and are $105 now, so -15% puts us back to ~$90. This is not how you behave if you respect your customers.

And I will not say anything here about what they did to the sizes, that's something people should experience and be frustrated about without my help.

New Shoes and more

Before I started to climb my shoes/boots of choice were Dr. Martins. Long story from my past life. Anyway. After I started to climb I have noticed that my view is shifting. First thing after the Mythos I got were 5.10 approach shoes (Clogs), that I got on sale. I can't say I like them much, but I probably wear them 90% of the time now. Still thinking about new approach shoes I saw at Red Rock Rendezvous, but today I finally went "just" to see Vibram FiveFingers 

and... well, I have them now and already tried to walk, drive, run and traverse. They are so cool, I want another pair!

But what I really wanted to say in this post,  is that in the gym I tried to spend as much time on straight-arm climbing as I could handle. After that I tried to climb same old 5.11a and I don't think I felt the difference, but I definitely felt something. Also blind-climbed 5.10a, that was fun. I think I should start to systematically work on my technique. Let it be so.

Oh, yeah. Since this week, on toprope I can finally climb that route without falling (usually after I fail to start for a couple of tries).