New rock shoes

My old shoes¹ were falling apart; most seriously, the rubber was worn through in the toes, but also the sides were starting to tear away a little, and the interiors were going too. They were about 5 years old I think, though they could have been 10; I'm not sure. So I bought some new ones.

These are UP Lace LV; "LV" apparently meaning "low volume" and not the sort of thing I normally exepct to want from a show. But, I tried them on in Outside and they seemed decent; next step will be to try them on a real wall; I'll update this when I do. As to due diligence: I tried on four sorts of Scarpa's at the RR "try a show" event but while they all seemed nicely made, even the best kept biting my ankle; not what I want for the outside world and I am not yet the sort who has multiple pairs, but watch this space. They are, interestingly, size 44.5, which I would hacve guessed too small but it seems not. £138 from Outside.

Notes

1. Which I think were Five Ten Stonelands, size 46.5. See here for a pic.