Rock Climbing Shoes

Originally Posted by CoolGirl

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To be fair belaying is very simple concept and action, you don’t need 5hrs to be trained how to do it!! You can even get self locking belay devices so it is impossible to ‘drop’ someone even if the belayer fell asleep … we had one of these, but they are a bit of a pain when the person is leading … but ideal for a new belayer as it is fool proof and what I would get a new climbing mate to use first off untill they got the into the swing of things …

As my life is technically in their hands, I’d never let someone who didn’t have a noggin belay for me … it’s a bit like going pillion …

As for the incident you are describing, I am not quite sure what you are saying happened there, but sounds like someone bashed into you when you were belaying?? AND the climber fell at this precise time and you did well to save them!?!? If so, idiots and bad luck! But that isn’t lack of training, that is just stupidity … unfortunately “like German tourists … the stupid are everywhere!!”

Well I finally made my mind up and went for some La Sportiva's Cliff 5's. They are an ideal newbie to mid range shoe so hopefully I'll get some good use of 'em. As of yet I still havent managed to get out to a wall but all in good time....the money has been spent so I'll defo be using them....tight as fook me!!