How to Stretch Rock Climbing Shoes

Posted by climbings on December 9th, 2015

If you purchased a pair of rock climbing shoes and wondering how to resole or stretch your shoe, it means you are purchasing a wrong pair of shoe. But, really, if you are put in a kind of situation that need for climbing shoe resole, then you have a few options in which you can fix your problem by stretching your climbing shoes.

Use traditional approach

Wear the shoes on the regular basis. And as time goes by, your climbing shoes will be stretch automatically. They will start to be as per your foot size and shape. But, if they are stretching a little bit more, then you will easily need to buy a pair a new pair of shoes or add a pair of socks.

Try a stretching solution

You can also try a stretching solution. Generally, all the top class shoe repair shops stock something of this nature for future reference. Orders for administering the solution vary, but they will need you to wear the climbing shoes after requesting to initiate the resole or stretch.

If you have already made the visit to the climbing shoe resole shop, ask them to resole your rock climbing shoe. Usually, these rocks, climb stretching shops can increase the length and width both of your climbing shoes, as well as modified the fit of the arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle. However, but don’t think as you will get your shoes that day. Mostly, shops will request your shoes, certainly those of the athletic category be left for a single night.

In case you have one at home, a shoe resole may also apply the trick. But, you cannot say this is one of the best and apt method to stretch any kind of shoes, but it still works, when you have no option instead of it. The main problem that you may face by using this way of resizing is you may modify the integrity of your climbing shoe. And, in a few cases, individual’s feet are slightly asymmetrical, it means they are both foot sizes are equal. And whenever you wear the shoes, they will need to stretch each foot specifically.And, if you are using a shoe stretcher, the outcome will not meet what you want.

If you are looking for alternate methods climbing shoe resole, put a resealable bag (may be plastic) inside the each shoe, and fill the bags with water. And after that place the bag into a freezer. As the water goes to cold and cold, your shoe will also expand. It is a very inexpensive technique if you have an idea about it. Read More