boreal Ace
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can anyone offer comments about the fit of boreal shoes? |
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Do they even still make the Ace? It was the must-have shoe at the Gunks 15-20 years ago. I bought several pair and still have one pair that I climb in. Great all day, all around shoe. |
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I think they do still make them. Or at least they are still available. |
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Looks like they're still made (or Boreal is lazy about removing discontinued things from their site): borealoutdoor.com/en/produc… |
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Boreal fit great. In the bottom of my closet. The rubber is as sticky as wet ice. You will climb 2 grades harder in 5.10. |
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Its my main shoe (skilled climbers don't recommend them). I've had the black ones, red ones and now they are grey. Best multi-pitch shoe for me. Comfortable, sticky and you can walk around in them. |
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I Have a pair I used 20+ years ago but long since retied. They were quite stiff but fit great and edged well. The rubber was OK by the standards back then but not up to modern standards (guess I could resole them with Stealth if I wanted). |
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I'm assuming the rubber is much better now |
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djh860 wrote:I'm assuming the rubber is much better nowNo doubt. They are pretty good shoes still. I climbed in my old ones a couple times last summer just for fun and they did fine. Except for my TC Pros, most comfortable climbing shoes I have worn. |
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I have the pair linked by wivanoff. My goto outdoor shoe for just about everything but routes that I know will need some serious edging. Fit is amazing, cracks are super comfy. I have somewhat wide feet so the lacing helps. |