[TowerTalk] tower climbing shoes or boots - suggestions needed

[K4IDC@comcast.net]

I have a pair of Vasque hiking boots that I've used for years on towers;
very comfortable without steel shanks and not too heavy.

Thanks,
Robin Midgett K4IDC


On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 11:24 AM k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <
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> > My tennis shoes barely fit between the Rohn 25 verticals, so I ASSuME
> bootswould be too wide, although I've never seen tower climbing shoes
> before(vs. boots), but maybe they are made. //////////     Tennis shoes for
> tower climbing are good for about 10 minutes and that's about it. I've used
> real mountain climbing boots for all my tower activities and have worn out
> a couple of pairs over the years.  ////////     Yes, 25G is a PITA but my
> big climbing boots will work FB. The trick is to put your right foot on the
> horizontal and then the left one. It's a tight fit but really no
> problem.  //////// >  The thought occurred to me that some simple metal
> plates could be strappedto the bottoms of my tennis shoes, kind of like the
> old metal skates I hadin the early 70's, for a cheap alternative without
> investing in a pair ofshoes that I'll use only a couple dozen times in my
> lifetime.  However,I've never seen such a thing on the market, but maybe
> they exist. //////     Umm, no. Others have mentioned various boots and any
> of them with a steel or fiberglass shank will work just
> fine.  ////// Cheers & safe climbing,Steve      K7LXCTOWER TECH
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