Comments on: Boot of Doom Imminent? http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/ So obsessed with climbing it hurts... Wed, 23 May 2012 19:24:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom Markiewicz http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Tom Markiewicz Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:40:08 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/#comment-205 Sorry to hear about that. Hope she recovers fast. Sorry to hear about that. Hope she recovers fast.

]]> By: Climbing Narcissist http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Climbing Narcissist Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:45:45 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/#comment-204 Update: re-diagnosis by orthopedic professional is that it is a bad sprain and not fractured as originally thought...no boot of doom needed! Update: re-diagnosis by orthopedic professional is that it is a bad sprain and not fractured as originally thought…no boot of doom needed!

]]> By: Ben http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Ben Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:32:05 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/#comment-202 That sucks! Hope she has a speedy recovery. That sucks! Hope she has a speedy recovery.

]]> By: mr. narc http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-201 mr. narc Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:55:45 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/#comment-201 Thanks for the beta JJ - hopefully a full fledged boot of doom will not be necessary Thanks for the beta JJ – hopefully a full fledged boot of doom will not be necessary

]]> By: the BPC http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-200 the BPC Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:38:45 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/#comment-200 also: have her remove the insole from a fairly new shoe and put that under her foot in the BOOT of mf DOOM. these boots have a huge seam in the 'sock' fabric that gets hella uncomfortable after you have been putting your weight on the heel of the foot for every dang step. the insole helps significantly. if she wants to resole it with climbing rubber, i have the beta for that too, just let me know via email. werd --j also: have her remove the insole from a fairly new shoe and put that under her foot in the BOOT of mf DOOM. these boots have a huge seam in the ‘sock’ fabric that gets hella uncomfortable after you have been putting your weight on the heel of the foot for every dang step. the insole helps significantly.

if she wants to resole it with climbing rubber, i have the beta for that too, just let me know via email.

werd
–j

]]> By: big poppa chosscrush http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-199 big poppa chosscrush Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:21:43 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/#comment-199 yo: the first two weeks in the boot are going to be uncomfortable while the swelling is up, the skin is black, and the fun is not. after that, the pain subsides and you can start getting stupid wit da boot, though all ground falls will justly cause pain. it is not until later in the boot cycle, when one is mostly healed and accustomed to falling on his or her back instead of feet, that climbing will be ok. also: invest in the band aid special blister ampules because the boot gave me blisters the first couple days. these blister things work wonders. finally: i will try to expedite the BOOT OF DOOM VOLUME 2 video for her perusal !!! if i cannot finish it, i'll bounce a draft version by thursday. very sorry to hear. it is the year of the ankle fracture. bleh. that's the 6th climber in our e-circle to succumb this season alone. yo: the first two weeks in the boot are going to be uncomfortable while the swelling is up, the skin is black, and the fun is not.

after that, the pain subsides and you can start getting stupid wit da boot, though all ground falls will justly cause pain. it is not until later in the boot cycle, when one is mostly healed and accustomed to falling on his or her back instead of feet, that climbing will be ok.

also: invest in the band aid special blister ampules because the boot gave me blisters the first couple days. these blister things work wonders.

finally: i will try to expedite the BOOT OF DOOM VOLUME 2 video for her perusal !!! if i cannot finish it, i’ll bounce a draft version by thursday.

very sorry to hear. it is the year of the ankle fracture. bleh. that’s the 6th climber in our e-circle to succumb this season alone.

]]> By: Climbing Narcissist http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Climbing Narcissist Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:53:57 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/#comment-198 Nope, just for Boulderween weekend. Good luck at the comp though. Nope, just for Boulderween weekend. Good luck at the comp though.

]]> By: Ryan http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Ryan Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:51:14 +0000 http://climbingnarc.com/2007/10/boot-of-doom-imminent/#comment-197 will you be at HP40 for the comp? will you be at HP40 for the comp?

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