That Nasty Smell of Climbing Shoes
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Hi Mountain Project Community, |
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let them air out outside for a day then stuff them with dryer sheets. |
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Nothing in the world smells worse than wet hockey gloves. Walk into any ice rink locker room and your eyes will water from the funk. |
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Nothing will ever kill that. A soak in bleach might destroy both odor and shoe. Always biner them to the outside of your bag. |
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Wear socks. It really doesn't make a difference in how hard you can climb. |
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Always air out your shoes after climbing in them. Don't leave them in a bag or a pack.
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sprinkle some baking soda in them and let them sit overnight. it may seem like an old wives' remedy, but the bicarb. kills some bacteria. be careful not to do it too often since it's also a poor desiccant that can dehydrate leather with repeated use. |
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The save technique we use with socks. Wash 'em. |
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First off, don't kick around in the moon dust in your flip flops all day. Dirty feet going into your climbing shoes is the sure path to them becoming rank. If you don't shower before a day at the crags, at least wash your feet in the morning. Clean feet are happy feet. Pull your shoes out of your pack after a day climbing. As for the pair you're talking about, throw them away and take my advice with the next pair :) |
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Always let them air dry after the session and take them off in between climbs in the gym so they don't get fully drenched with sweat in the first place. I've also had some luck using Mirazyme to take care of nasty smelling shoes. |
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After experiencing this with my old climbing shoes, I have been putting balled up newspaper in my new climbing shoes since day 1 and have no issues with smell at all. May be worth a try for you. |
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Have you tried going vegan? |
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Dry Pointe inserts help dry the shoes and get rid of some of the stink ( drypointe.com/climbing-shoes/). I always let my shoes air out also. I don't typically leave them stored inside of a zipped/closed bag. |
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Wait....it's nasty? I kind of like it |
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First is the smelly shoes, followed by the fungus toenails. It is part of the climbing just embrace it. |
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Stephen C wrote: Also, the 5.10 synthetic and Evolv shoes achieve a stink level not possible in a leather or leather/synthetic shoe. I won't buy all synthetic shoes because of the stink (and often times the shitty fit).I'v noticed that about 5.10 and evolve, Scarpa and La Sportiva are a lot better |
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Seth Jones wrote: Ahh, you have learned to embrace the stink. You are one step closer to enlightenment.this. my shoes smell better than roses |
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The real answer is socks. You can wear thin ones - they keep your shoes cleaner and reduce the bacteria which makes your shoes smell. |
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Wear thin cotton socks! You will actually get purchase of your foot inside your shoes.... and your shoes will not stank. |
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stick your shoes in the freezer, bactobugs hate the cold |