New Climber - looking for shoes and harness

Hey everyone! I’m new to climbing and want to start going with some buddies. I’m looking for shoes and a harness. My shoes are usually size 9.5-10. Let me know what you have and how much! 

You described yourself as a "new climber" so at the risk of telling you things you already know, here is my unsolicited advice. I would strongly recommend getting a new harness. You should be able to find something in the $40 range. Harness are one of the weakest points in your safety system and one of the most critical, so i wouldn't use anything you don't know the full history on. If you do get something used it should have a max lifespan of 10 years after manufacture, less than that depending on wear. Of course all of climbing is taking calculated risks, so just make sure you factor it all in your calculation.

Good luck finding your startup kit!

My waist is about a 33-34

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matt mcintyre wrote: You described yourself as a "new climber" so at the risk of telling you things you already know, here is my unsolicited advice. I would strongly recommend getting a new harness. You should be able to find something in the $40 range. Harness are one of the weakest points in your safety system and one of the most critical, so i wouldn't use anything you don't know the full history on. If you do get something used it should have a max lifespan of 10 years after manufacture, less than that depending on wear. Of course all of climbing is taking calculated risks, so just make sure you factor it all in your calculation.

I will agree that OP should start with a fresh harness, but only because 1) they're not that expensive and 2) they can try different ones on for comfort.

But I can't let your false statement re. weakness go unchallenged. We all know of Todd's belay loop failure, which by all accounts represented some crazy 99th percentile neglect/wear. BD's subsequent testing of partially severed belay loops should have put that fear to bed once and for all. Beyond that one incident, can you point us to any single harness breakage accident?

Here are some things that have killed more people - falling rocks to the head; falling climber inverting onto head; belayer failure; rope cutting on a sharp edge; anchor failure; mis-threading rap device; improper tie-in knot; improper knot joining rap ropes; poorly tied tether; lowering/rapping off the end of the rope.

I'd suggest that a harness in anything but total sh:t condition is one of the most reliable, robust, trustworthy pieces of the system.

a pair of resoled solutions with a broken strap are not worth $90, just saying. dont rip somebody off just because they are new

JD Borgeson wrote: a pair of resoled solutions with a broken strap are not worth $90, just saying. dont rip somebody off just because they are new

For real. That's just a dick move.

I have a pair of Instinct Laces size 43.5 (too tight for my size 10.5 foot). They are in excellent condition and only worn a few times. Asking $100 shipped.