> 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 -Professional tower services for professional and
> amateurCell: 206-890-4188 PS - For some reason our Mailman doesn't recognize
> the carriage returns in my AOL emails and everything gets run together. I
> put in the ///// to see if that'll help. If anyone has a suggestion to help
> my emails, please let me know. Tnx!!
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