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Small tear in rand, what to do?

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Jim Duncan · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2022 · Points: 0

Hi all, 

This is my first pair of climbing shoes which I use for indoor bouldering. I’m very happy with them, but noticed a small tear on the rand, wondering what the best course of action is, I’ve only had them for 3 months.

Thanks!

that guy named seb · · Britland · Joined Oct 2015 · Points: 236

Classic toe drag, you either need to resole and re rand them immediately them or wear them into the ground.

You drag your toe as you climb causing this wear spot it's seen on every new climber. 

Allen Sanderson · · On the road to perdition · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 1,100

That is not a tear, and said above that the classic gym toe wear. Toe caps when you get a resole

aikibujin · · Castle Rock, CO · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 300

My suggestion is to stop climbing on these shoes and send them in for a resole. It's probably going to take a while, so get a second pair of shoes to climb on while they're getting resoled.

These Tenaya Iati are great shoes and pretty expensive, so I wouldn't just climb with them until they're totally destroyed (which they will be soon if you keep using them). If you resole them, you can get more life out of them.

In the future, look at the soles of your shoes frequently and resole them when the rubber near the big toe is getting thin. Climbing tends to put the wear mostly near the big toe, you may have plenty of rubber left everywhere else, but wear a hole near your big toe.

https://rockandresole.com/toe-cap-faqs/

Gunkiemike · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 3,687

I think this very similar thread covers all the options:

Reddit thread

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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