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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 8, 2008 - 11:19pm PT
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I bought a new pair of glasses yesterday and broke them today. What kind of specs do you recommend for climbing and all around durability.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there... you know.. they actually do have some kind of sport glasses... but i do not remember what, etc...
ask the guy at the glases place... they would know...
(for example, even walmart, had some in-store examples on these, and that was near abouts 12 years back)...
much better now-a-days... good luck and best wishes...
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WBraun
climber
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Now ain't that a bummer.
I've done that, after I broke my Vuarnet sun glasses I went to the ski shop on the mountain and bought a new pair. Put them on and went into the gondola building and dropped them.
They broke in half, 5 minutes after I bought them, hahahaha
email Conrad Anchor he has these special glasses that he climbs in that are tough sport things that look like you could box with them on and they won't break.
I don't know the name or brand so email him if you're interested.
His email address is on this forum.
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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I've climbed in glasses for 25 years, Now with 3x Lassic procedures I can almost get by without my current perscription lenses. Glasses and climbing don't work. If you can climb 11a with glasses you could probably climb 12a if you didn't need them. With my current perscription I can see either my gear placements or my feet ( if I stare long enough), yes tri focals are in the immediate future but climbing with glasses sucks. Now shall we talk about the routes I've descended in the dark with my perscription sunglasses on. My ol' partners felt so awkard they would often keep their sunglasses on until we found the road, well into the night.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there wbraun... werner... say, it sound like that guy had the type of glasses i was talking about----the kind you could box in... sure was sturdy looking stuff...
nice to see your around tonight...
*all in fun-----mark, TGT, hmmm, seems the ol' cowboy poetry thread has 'drifted just mite'..... found us a nice trail here... :)
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 9, 2008 - 12:04am PT
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A big hug to you neebee.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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LASIK.
Then you can buy moderately priced sunglasses and not sweat it when you lose them or they break.
Not to mention being able to see things first thing in the morning. And no issues while skiing.
Best money I've spent in the last 5 years.
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Neebee the cowboy thread is about 6 miles down canyon. As I sit here in Reno listening to "Hot August" nights' through my open window, anxiety ridden about how far behind schedule I'm at work this week because my Winnemuccan foreman had to take his annual leave to visit kin in Montanna..... Maybe that's cowboy for this century.( In my dreams.....it's jus' life). Gett'y up partner....
Lasik... I'm glad it worked out for you, I don't recommend it for everyone. They make you watch a video and sign a waiver before hand but that doesn't really cover all of the aspects. After 3x Lasik surgeries with the best doctor around ( the guy other optomitrist's see). Result one, first check up 20/15 in each eye quickly deterirating to Blind for 6 months and haviny to redo the procedure. 2x time (both eyes) 20/15 at first check up and then fading fast but accepttable(kinda) for 3 years. 3x time both eyes new machine but the eye flaps still easily pop open when "flicked" with the doctors metal tool( Nauseating and scary, don't rubb your eyes). 20/10 and 20/15 well that's after I stare at the chart for a couple seconds and my night vision is scary. I go to another optometrist and they see no scar tissue and are releived that ith that much Lasik my eyes are as good as they are and recommended no further procedures and a pair of glasses. I have other aborations that do "Knott" respond well to lasik procedures. I wish I had the clarity and immediate "sight" of my ol' coke bottle thickness glasses. I can see the clock in the morning if I use my "good" eye and work the muscles just right. Technically I can still drive without glasses but there is a huge desparity between the quality of vision I used to have with Glasses and currently. Including a very expensive pending law suit.
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 9, 2008 - 12:12am PT
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I had perfect vision until I turned 42 and now I need reading glasses to see the nubs in the rock. I can't see sh#@t.
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Yonder (out in the sagebrush)
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Mark & I are in the same boat....Except, I've worn glasses since 4th grade, so I'm comfortable, mostly, but I've lost 'em .....at camp 6, real close call at the top' o the nipple...various others(some free climbing, ......really)Suck it up, work it the best you can......
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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I only hope no supertopian even considers Lasik at home, Is this a Utube SNL joke?
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Yonder (out in the sagebrush)
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Can you do it with a utility knife?....G'head, man, cut me.......oooooooooooh, I don't know, man......
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there.... thanks the hug mtnmun.... (makes it nice around this ol' campfire)
say, i can go one better one you (not in the eyes bit)...
i had perfect teeth 'tilllllllllllllllll.... during my 30's ... they starting falling apart... :) .... :(
(bad dentist fixed them so they'd fall apart, come round-about-that time)...
well, back to the ol' eyes.... that 40-ish time is when most folks start getting far-sighted (due to age, it is)... or just a year or so before that.... (if you are nearsighted, first, though, like i am, sometimes it will even out and folks won't need glasses---but not always)...
***i dont know HOW previously far-sighted folks fare, when THEY become far-sighted due to age---perhaps someone will fill us in?
well, mine didnt even out much, though... (if it did, i'd be able to see pretty well, without my contacts, and still read some print)
edit: ooops, forgot mark----hope your work gets caught up... say, i'll pray for some kind of good catch-up-opportunity of help to come your way... :)
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Yonder (out in the sagebrush)
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Actually, I too have an 'even out region' that I've gained by not being dead......Been nearsighted since 4th grade... Now I take 'em off when I read things.... kinda bitchin', but I fear it may be short lived.......
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there mark... man, oh, man.... sure nice to know that you still can SEE after all that.... whewwwwww...
i only knew one person who did that... no, wait.. i know two... and one has to get it redone, after 10?? or more??? years... forgot why she said this had to be???? (eye changes?)
and the other person, is still young and i have not heard how it all turned out....
me, i just use contacts (cant afford bi-focal ones) but if i take one contact out, i can read, and use the other eye to see far away... works good for me....
man, with contacts and climbing, though, (not meaning as to you, mtmun, but to others) they can fall out just as easy as glasses can fall, too....
eyes are very preciously needed stuff, all right.... throws our whole world out of "the ol' frame" and we're in "dreamy fog-land" before we know it....
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there capt.. or skully... say, it funny, huh? :)
all them other are putting ON the glasses and we're finally TAKING THEM OFF... well, at times that is... :)
awwww, the wonders of the human body... :)
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Mtnmum, The most durable frames look kinda like Austin Powers glasses.
The thicker the side arms- the better the strength & stability. That's what my eye doctor told me.;-)
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Youse folks, Lasik doesn't help us folks gettin' OLD!!!!!!
Astigmatism requires glasses. . . bummer.
Now I gotta wear 'em all the time!
Lookin' at computer screens for 30+ years'll do it.
Dern.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Aug 10, 2008 - 01:10am PT
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totally incomplete, you should get a buddy to help you out and hold your eyes open to prevent blinking
LOL!!! that's a hoot! great internet fodder
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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May 24, 2011 - 03:49am PT
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... I went to the ski shop on the mountain and bought a new pair. Put them on and went into the gondola building ... I forget where I read it, but Werner has the first descent of this ill line right off the top of Mammoth Mt thru all these volcanic cliffs and sht.
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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May 24, 2011 - 09:59am PT
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My glasses are made from a superelastic Nitinol alloy (~55% Nickel, 45% Titanium) and near as I can tell they're indestructible, to the point you can literally bend them in half and they spring right back. They've been stepped on, sat on, squished, had the lenses forcefully popped out and appear none the worse for wear.
Really cool material, and apparently not uncommon in glasses; I found them simply on the shelf at my glasses place. Oh, and they're pretty light too.
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W. S.
climber
The West
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May 24, 2011 - 10:38am PT
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Check out zennioptical.com. They have eyeglasses starting at 6.95 and you can get prescription sunglasses for an extra five bucks.
I'm not affiliated with the company in any way, just a happy customer.
I think it's the way to go for those of us who break/lose glasses - just buy a handful and keep a spare pair in the car.
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Auto-X Fil
Mountain climber
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May 24, 2011 - 10:49am PT
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I have the flexible Ti-Ni frames and like them a lot. Nearly indestructible.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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May 24, 2011 - 11:06am PT
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Second vote for zenni optical .....Great deals and lots of good frame choices.
Check them out.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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May 24, 2011 - 11:10am PT
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Lasik failure stories keep me from wanting to get it done. I'd much rather deal with my coke bottles then not be able to see at all or have recurring issues.
I have two pair, the ones I usually use for climbing are my perscription sunglasses, they are the good old Ray Ban Wayfarers - pretty much bombproof. I keep my normal glasses (which are small and wire framed) in a solid case in my pack. Learned that the hard way after having to come down out of Shorter Wall area in Josh in the dark with my shades on - not fun.
If I do start doing walls, I will be carrying my old pair in the pig as a third backup, and using Chums to keep the glasses on my head. I'm scared of losing them because I can't see past an inch in front of my face without them.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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May 24, 2011 - 11:44am PT
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the other day, the rapell rope popped one of my lens out. We found it and it was a quick repair with a swiss army knife.
totally disorienting for a bit though. glasses are a drag, but no way I'm submittin to elective eye surgery; that you generally need glasses after and could blind you!
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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May 24, 2011 - 01:01pm PT
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I had Lasik and only have a minimal of issues but its been great, glasses were a pain especially when trying to wear them under ski goggles. But, I still wear sun glasses when climbing there's no way I can stand not wearing them and have had good luck with most brands. I'm with one of the previous posters who just buys cheap ones-kinda hard to do though with prescription-so probably not a viable option.
Give Lasik some thought, its certainly been liberating for me! and yes, Lasik does nothing to prevent the decline of up close eye sight of aging, but so far that has not had much impact for me. Btw...I was near sighted and had perfect up close vision so not sure what your dealing with, near or far sight issues.
Good luck though!
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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May 24, 2011 - 01:17pm PT
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these don't look like Austin Powers
http://www.swissflex-eyewear.com/
very slim, very light, all plastic, totally flexible-they can break, but you have to work hard at it. I have been hit w/ stuff, fallen on the temple pieces etc. All good. However i break em by cleaning em really hard, flexing back and forth. Pricey though....
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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May 25, 2011 - 05:46pm PT
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Artcraft makes really great frames- I've used the Amish/Hippy style for 32 years and they are well made and durable
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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May 25, 2011 - 08:43pm PT
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My 2cents worth.
I like LARGE lenses. Helps keep the UV out from the sides. Also keeps out rain and snow. Downside your glasses tend to fog more easily. They're not stylishly studly.
I use wireframe glasses because they're sturdy, minimal visual obstruction and lightweight.
I had my OD alter my prescription. I'm near sighted except up very close where I need reading glasses. I use progressive lenses. With my standard prescription I could see to drive and to read but the ground 10 feet in front of me was NOT clear. Worse yet, because of the distortion I couldn't gauge the distance. Darned near fell head over teacups more than once on talus, had to be very careful on narrow ledges. So I had a new pair made that are not corrected for reading. Their nearest correction is 8 feet then they are corrected to infinity. This way I can see the talus in front of me on descents, can see the terrain I'm skiing, can see the moves in front of me on a climb.
Downside is I have to take them off for reading, so I've always got them on croakies.
I use the photochromic lenses that automatically darken and lighten. If you use photochromic polycarbonate lenses they are all the UV filter you need until you get above about 15000 feet. They're also unbreakable but they can pop out. Really NOT fun when it happens. Always carry a spare pair.
Polycarbonate is lighter weight than glass but scratches more easily.
I haven't found expensive frames any more rugged than cheap ones.
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reddirt
climber
PNW
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Thank you Nita & W. S. for posting about Zenni.com. Although there are rave reviews online, there are also raging online complaints... so I took a $100 risk..... and WON.
I received my 1st pair of glasses from Zenni 9 days after placing my ~$100 order (incl $75 surcharge for 1.74 High Index Toric -8.75/-10.00 lenses). Could not be happier. Glasses w/ my Rx usually cost ~$400-500 (usually lenses alone are >$300, when made by Seiko, Zeiss, Nikon, etc). The ones I got from Zenni had a slightly cheap frame. They were at least 75-85% cheaper in cost but definitely only ever so slightly less in quality (not in a fragile way, just aesthetic). I'd take the risk & buy them all over again in the future.
The only glitch is that neither the local optometrist nor optician would willingly measure my PD (pupillary distance) but there are online videos that show you how... and my previous optometrist/optician was reluctantly willing to let me know. Now that I have the 1st pair, I can easily figure out what others will work for me in terms of measurements, sizing, etc.
Sorry local folks, for glasses, I'm gonna go w/ cheap a$$ made in China ones for a while. I can get 4 pairs for the price of 1 so I can have a few banger pairs.
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apogee
climber
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I bought a pair from Zenni that worked out just fine as a back-up...not the highest quality in the world, but the Rx was accurate. For the price, it's hard to beat them (for a back-up pair, anyway).
The glasses I wear the most have Ti-Ni frames- at least I think that's what they are- as pictured above, you can wrap them in half and they spring right back. Bought them over 15 years ago, and they are going strong, though hopelessly out of fashion (kinda like my clothes, my gear, my everything else...).
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reddirt
climber
PNW
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At my Rx I tend to use contacts but others may find this helpful: Zenni has ski goggles (ski, cycling, industrial) granted most but not all are the lens insert kind... but I've never seen a decent substitute.
http://www.zennioptical.com/#/?frm_type[]=727
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Buddy Hollie's manager "If you have to wear glasses, wear f*#king glasses."
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Apr 21, 2016 - 07:58am PT
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I am bailing on contacts and need something beefy for skiing and backcountry travel. One option is sports goggles from ZenniOptical.com. They look like the glasses basketball players wear, and should fit under goggles. Seem to be indestructible, any real world advice before I buy them, they are about 40 bucks out the door.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Apr 21, 2016 - 10:04am PT
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Find a place that carries the Flexon (by Marchon) line of frames. I've never broken or tweaked a frame in 20 years of serious abuse. The metal literally flexes right back. WW kayaking / climbing / skiing/ motocross /etc.....
Not cheap though.
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