Which climbing shoes are best?

What is the best way to clean climbing shoes?

• I have a pair of Red Chili Sausalito climbing shoes which I normally climb indoors with. Recently I used them outside and they have become quite dirty. The main problem now is that ...show more

• Answer:

  Hahaha yeah, does it look like your feet have horribly mutilated when you take them off, as the red dye transfers to your feet due to sweat? I know that one.. Why bother cleaning them? they'll just get dirty again and you're a freaking climber for goodness sake, who cares as long as they climb! but if you must be concerned with their appearance, i doubt you could harm your shoes, they're just leather and rubber.. use warm water and soap to clean the material, or even bung them in teh washing machine - this will cause them to shrink slightly but they'll expand again when you wear them.