I've just returned from a trip to China and once again wore canyoneers - and glad I did.
They gripped rock so well I felt like Spiderman, even hummed the tune as I made my way down some ridiculously steep calcite flows that my head was telling me I should be falling down not walking down....and falling down would not have been good, there were some long drops
Yes, they do wear out quickly when caving - the caves of Mulu give them a battering, however for me they are worth the cost as canyoneers certainly make caving abroad safer and more enjoyable. Everyone on the team wore a pair apart from one - and Tim left him his when we left so hopefully he's doing a Spiderman impression now
Five Ten sent me the following (not very detailed, apologies) list of stockists as I was asked where they could be bought when at Hidden Earth - we had a pair as a prize. Here's the list:
COLLINS NETS LTD
CANOE AND KAYAK STORE
UP AND UNDER
BRATHAY TRUST
KAYAKS & PADDLES LTD
GO KAYAKING SCOTLAND LTD.
WHITE WATER CONSULTANCY LTD
I-CANOE
SURFLINES
NEEDLE SPORTS
TEES ACTIVE LIMITED - NORTHSHORE WATERSPORTS
OUTDOOR KIT 4 U LTD
THE CANOE SHOP DESPERATE MEAS.
ANCRUM OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE
BOURNEMOUTH CANOES LTD
JOINT SERVICE MOUNTAIN TRAINING CENTRE
SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL
ACTIV OUTDOOR PURSUITS JIM DEBANK
AS WATER SPORT
CLIMB LTD
MARK BROWN
THE OUTDOORS COMPANY
VERTICAL DESCENTS
ONE PLANET ADVENTURE LTD
MANCHESTER CANOES
GRAHAM TISO LTD CALL BIGSTONE- BIG DEL
EQUIP OUTDOOR TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD
FIVE TEN UK
V 12 OUTDOOR
ANDREW BONNEY
KENDAL WALL SHOP LAKELAND CLIMBING CENTRE LTD
EDEN ROCK
CANOE EXPED
2PURE LTD. / FAO CHRIS FELTHAM
RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH
These are the boots before they went to China - so will be a bit muddier now!
Thank you Five Ten for supporting ukcaving and China Caves 2015
They gripped rock so well I felt like Spiderman, even hummed the tune as I made my way down some ridiculously steep calcite flows that my head was telling me I should be falling down not walking down....and falling down would not have been good, there were some long drops
Yes, they do wear out quickly when caving - the caves of Mulu give them a battering, however for me they are worth the cost as canyoneers certainly make caving abroad safer and more enjoyable. Everyone on the team wore a pair apart from one - and Tim left him his when we left so hopefully he's doing a Spiderman impression now
Five Ten sent me the following (not very detailed, apologies) list of stockists as I was asked where they could be bought when at Hidden Earth - we had a pair as a prize. Here's the list:
COLLINS NETS LTD
CANOE AND KAYAK STORE
UP AND UNDER
BRATHAY TRUST
KAYAKS & PADDLES LTD
GO KAYAKING SCOTLAND LTD.
WHITE WATER CONSULTANCY LTD
I-CANOE
SURFLINES
NEEDLE SPORTS
TEES ACTIVE LIMITED - NORTHSHORE WATERSPORTS
OUTDOOR KIT 4 U LTD
THE CANOE SHOP DESPERATE MEAS.
ANCRUM OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE
BOURNEMOUTH CANOES LTD
JOINT SERVICE MOUNTAIN TRAINING CENTRE
SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL
ACTIV OUTDOOR PURSUITS JIM DEBANK
AS WATER SPORT
CLIMB LTD
MARK BROWN
THE OUTDOORS COMPANY
VERTICAL DESCENTS
ONE PLANET ADVENTURE LTD
MANCHESTER CANOES
GRAHAM TISO LTD CALL BIGSTONE- BIG DEL
EQUIP OUTDOOR TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD
FIVE TEN UK
V 12 OUTDOOR
ANDREW BONNEY
KENDAL WALL SHOP LAKELAND CLIMBING CENTRE LTD
EDEN ROCK
CANOE EXPED
2PURE LTD. / FAO CHRIS FELTHAM
RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH
These are the boots before they went to China - so will be a bit muddier now!
Thank you Five Ten for supporting ukcaving and China Caves 2015