Right you are, Duncan. The Venom is based on the Testarossa last, not that of the Miura.
Being a fairly slow climber, I have experienced the frenzied ripping off of shoes at the belay of a trad climb, and I've seen others actually remove their shoes if they have a decent rest. I just find it annoyingly pejorative to assume that all trad climbers want less capable shoes. If my feet have to be in agony for a while, then so be it, even if that 'a while' turns into an hour. |