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Crack climbing gloves - the ethics 11-Jun-2003 At 9:33:28 AM The Blond Gecko

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I don't know - I guess I'd just like to be able to say as much as possible it was me who did the climb, and not my equipment. For my first year after I started climbing, I climbed barefoot about 90% of the time, even though I bought my first pair of climbing shoes after about 6 months. It was quite uncomfortable at first, but I soon found the shoes were unnecessary until I hit about grade 22 (although my first 22 onsight was barefoot). My first experiences with crack climbing were similar - uncomfortable and sometimes downright painful at first, but that just made the feeling of accomplishment greater when I eventually got it. Depends on what you want to get out of climbing, I suppose...