Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 29, 2013 - 08:25pm PT
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Of course there is a trick to this...
What were they called in France? What was the brand or climber's name associated with them?
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 29, 2013 - 08:27pm PT
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I know what I'm supposed to say,, but they don't look quite like the ones I had.
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Jan 29, 2013 - 08:27pm PT
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joyeux prancers
the climber was Philip Joyeux
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Bullwinkle
Boulder climber
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Jan 29, 2013 - 08:30pm PT
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galibier? And they called them the McRoyal. . .
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Anxious Melancholy
Mountain climber
Between the Depths of Despair & Heights of Folly
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Jan 29, 2013 - 08:33pm PT
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Galibier
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Gilroy
Social climber
Boulderado
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Jan 29, 2013 - 08:34pm PT
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Galibier Merle Bleu
Do I get partial credit...
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Jan 29, 2013 - 08:36pm PT
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Le Converse All-Star Haute Top
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jan 29, 2013 - 08:38pm PT
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Richard Pontvert?
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 29, 2013 - 08:40pm PT
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NICE WORK BRIAN!
And yes, they were made by Galibier.
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chill
climber
between the flat part and the blue wobbly thing
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Jan 29, 2013 - 08:41pm PT
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galibier? And they called them the McRoyal. . . That's McRoyal with cheese.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jan 29, 2013 - 08:46pm PT
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Le Big Mac...
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jan 29, 2013 - 08:50pm PT
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 29, 2013 - 09:25pm PT
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They're Blue Red and Black
All Spiderman colors .......
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 29, 2013 - 09:29pm PT
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I bought my first pair in 1968.
I bought them only because they look cool.
They're a total POS for free climbing.
But !!!!!
They're awesome for standing in aid ladders all day .......
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Jan 29, 2013 - 10:24pm PT
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"Yosemite" by Galibier...
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Jan 29, 2013 - 10:34pm PT
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What were these climbing boots called? "every (four letter) word in the book".
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Tami
Social climber
Canada
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Jan 29, 2013 - 11:33pm PT
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I loved my RRs. Blue Swayde Shooooes !!! Mine were tinky - about a size four or so. THey trashed the crap outta my feet the first time I wore them - on Outer Space on Snow Creek wall around ' 78. Finally murdered them out treeplanting the summer of 85. Damn.
Some of Squamish' early hard slab routes on the Apron were put up in these boots.
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Scole
Trad climber
Joshua Tree
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Jan 30, 2013 - 04:09pm PT
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I put sticky rubber soles and rand on a pair. They are great wall boots, but are even better in OW. They make heel-toe jams feel like you're standing on a belay ledge.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 30, 2013 - 04:27pm PT
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The pleasure factor in those old blue RRs is very large.
They were my first boot back in 1970 purchased along with a blue Mammut 11mm rope and baby blue Joe Brown helmet.
You might struggle a bit starting Moby Dick center but the fun factor goes way up above that.
Hard to even find a boot that will protect your ankles and climb well these days.
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