First Person Rock Climbing: "Thanatos" (5.10b), Fremont Canyon, Wyoming

[@mr.apartment]

noticed you’re climbing with the unparallel shoes. how do they stack up to grandstones and nyad far as fit? 5.10 fit my foot best and i’ve been curious about this exact model, but nobody stocks them locally

[@bradfordLburns]

Yeah, I used to use the unparallel UP Rise Pro before getting the La Sportiva support. I did enjoy these shoes, specifically for crack climbing when it involved hand cracks or wider, they edge pretty nicely too. I used to have a pair of the grandstones in a size 8.5, and I got a pair of the UPRISEPRO in 8.5 as well I believe, and they were much tighter. I recall the grandstones breaking in nicely and becoming much more comfortable. My UP's never felt like they broke in much, and they barely stretched at all because they are pretty much dipped in rubber. I think my biggest complaint with those shoes are that the toe point was very "dull", as in, it was not very pointed and precise with the toe. I felt like they did not edge as well as they could've because it was hard to be precise with the big round toe. Also it was hard to fit in pockets. Lastly, the shoe had a big profile, so it was really hard to get jammed into thin cracks or anything smaller than 1.5 camalot cracks. I exclusively use the TC pro, Katana, or miura VS for crack climbing now

[@mr.apartment]

haha that’s funny, i wear 8.5 as well. thanks for the beta. the dull toe is actually something i noticed in the pics and wondered about. my feet scream in the tc pro for some reason. those grandstones have been great but looking for something a bit stiffer and was curious. thanks!

[@grumpygardner3059]

Nice job man. Tell me you got that pink rope at a discount.

[@bradfordLburns]

Hahaha why is that?

[@grumpygardner3059]

@@bradfordLburns , just speaking from experience. Back in 85, Chouinard made a 10.5 mil. rope that had a horrible colored mantle that REI sold for super cheap. We nicknamed it the 'Hollywood rattlesnake '. But hey...it just meant more money that I could spend on stoppers. :)

[@bradfordLburns]

@@grumpygardner3059 Thats hilarious. The pink rope is not mine. I normally only buy orange things

[@grumpygardner3059]

@@bradfordLburns 👍 I really appreciate your crack climbing vids they remind me of old times but newer gear. Thanks man. Climb on!

[@bradfordLburns]

@@grumpygardner3059 Thanks for the support!

[@jglantz08]

Looks kinda burly for .10-

[@user-ky4jp8jf2p]

FA was probably an east coaster ) Oh and 10b-c is just strait 5.10. a is minus, d is plus.

[@bradfordLburns]

Yeah man I think it’s hard for .10b