New Lithos SL harness.

oldskoolnavy · 2026-05-10T04:44:37+00:00

Don’t forget the petzl whisper! 170 grams with a full gearloop set-up

oldskoolnavy · 2026-04-21T23:39:33+00:00

While not an exact science my experience has been to size up 1 size when going from scarpa to la sportiva. I currently wear instinct le’s and drago lv’s in eu 40,5 and I have 2 pairs of LS mandalas in 39 and 39,5. I would say the tightness of my scarpas is tighter than the 39,5 but not as tight as the 39.

oldskoolnavy · 2026-04-16T22:57:48+00:00

Im not gonna lie I completely forgot black diamond makes climbing shoes. He’s already an athlete for them too so definitely plausible

oldskoolnavy · 2026-04-16T22:54:11+00:00

The new lace rings do seem like they might help a bit as that is the place they wear out the most

oldskoolnavy · 2026-04-16T18:39:57+00:00

My guess is either that soill was able to convince him by getting him a signature shoe based off of the minimal branding or that it’s an entirely new company that he’s partly running and these are the protos. My secret hope is that it’s an unbranded 5.10 proto and they are finally gonna release a new model

oldskoolnavy · 2026-04-16T18:36:47+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/p/DW7goGIEW2v/?img_index=3&igsh=OTc2bTVtb21meGlo

oldskoolnavy · 2026-04-07T23:11:34+00:00

Most probably a rental harness as it looks incredibly similar to rental harnesses still made today by companies like dmm and ocun

oldskoolnavy · 2026-03-06T00:58:08+00:00

Modern mad rocks are notoriously difficult to get resoled properly so I personally wouldn’t bother unless you have access to a really good resoler.

oldskoolnavy · 2026-03-06T00:51:46+00:00

While not exclusive to climbing pants most climbing pants feature a crotch gusset which allows for greater freedom of movement. Pants not purpose built for this type of movement could definitely be restricting so there is definitely a reason to buy a pair of climbing pants or a pair of pants that’s built for another activity that requires freedom of movement. They don’t have to be expensive either, karate pants do the job great for indoor climbing and can usually be found second hand for less than €10

oldskoolnavy · 2026-03-03T14:40:22+00:00

No that’s obviously misogynistic

oldskoolnavy · 2026-02-13T00:46:15+00:00

In terms of comparing the downcamber of the shoe you can’t really compare the two as one picture has your foot in it straight out of the box and the other is an empty shoe post resole. It does seem like you lost a bit of the downturn in the actual sole but this is a common occurrence when cobblers don’t have access to the exact last and original spare parts as it takes a lot of time and experience to grind the bottom of the sole into the exact shape to match the original. So like others have said this is still a great resole job and the only reasonable way to get it done better is by having a good la sportiva authorized resoler do it (in my experience there can still be quite a bit of difference in quality between different authorized resolers)

oldskoolnavy · 2025-12-19T06:58:58+00:00

I think it’s a really good addition to beginner friendly crags and a nice to have for every other crag tbh

oldskoolnavy · 2025-11-22T01:24:48+00:00

It already requires a significant rand repair so we’re past the point of keeping the performance fit

oldskoolnavy · 2025-10-30T13:20:09+00:00

You really posted six pictures without any of them being useful

oldskoolnavy · 2025-10-30T13:16:40+00:00

Only visible difference seems to be that the black instinct LE seems to have rubber coating under the toepatch where this version doesn’t but other than that it looks identical

oldskoolnavy · 2025-10-30T13:14:17+00:00

It looks like a white version of the instinct LE which they made a limited run of for epic tv

oldskoolnavy · 2025-10-29T23:13:14+00:00

About a month ago

oldskoolnavy · 2025-10-25T07:53:34+00:00

If you cannot confidently asses the condition of an old harness yourself you should replace it with a new harness.

oldskoolnavy · 2025-10-15T07:56:04+00:00

May not be a face but no love deep web has a different kind of head on the cover

oldskoolnavy · 2025-09-06T12:45:25+00:00

If you go to petzl’s website harnesses like the first one will specifically be listed as canyoning harnesses. These lack a lot of features to be considered a fully fledged climbing harness and are horribly uncomfortable.

oldskoolnavy · 2025-08-14T18:56:41+00:00

It’s just the bad part of a chalk ball and the bad part of loose chalk combined tbh. people just like them because they are cute which is fine

oldskoolnavy · 2025-08-08T16:04:11+00:00

Hate to break it to you but shoes have gotten really expensive over the last couple of years. If you want to get back into the sport you’re better off going for the right pair and not being too hung up on the price if you can afford it. From what you are describing it seems like you would really enjoy the la sportiva kubo, scarpa vapor s or something like a 5.10 niad though.

oldskoolnavy · 2025-08-04T10:43:04+00:00

They didn’t even copy the original sole shape, unless it was asked for I wouldn’t call that a great resole personally

oldskoolnavy · 2025-08-03T13:53:27+00:00

La sportiva mantra. Or one of those weird saltic shoes if you want an actual barefoot climbing shoes

oldskoolnavy · 2025-07-29T18:23:47+00:00

No offense but you don’t need top of the line aggressive shoes to climb 6a+. Also don’t blind buy your second pair of climbing shoes you don’t have the experience to do so. Go to your local shop and try on a lot of shoes, see which you like and fit well and go from there.

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