Rand – the rubber on the sides, front, and back of the shoe.

Standard rand repairs, also called a toecap, is to replace the rand in front of the toes.

How often this needs repaired depends on the shoe, type of climbing you do, and your footwork.

If your rands have a hole or are thin they will need replaced in order to be resoled.

We can also do rand repairs on other areas of your shoes, contact us for more details.

All resoles are half soles.

Half sole (1/2 sole) replaces the rubber from the front of the shoe to approximately the ball of the foot.

Rubber thickness:

Most shoes come with around 4mm of rubber. If you would like them to last longer choose a thicker and/or harder rubber. We do not recommend thick rubbers for downturned shoes.

3mm-3.5mm Thin – good for sensitivity but less durable.

4mm-4.2mm Normal – standard on most shoes.

5mm-5.5mm Thick – durable but not sensitive.

Rubber types:

Shoes come with different types of rubber depending on their intended use (crack, slab, overhung, gym…). Some models also factor in general size and weight of the climber (some woman’s/low volume shoes have softer rubber than the men’s/unisex versions ). A rubber that one person recommends may not be the best for you.

Resoler’s Choice – Select “closest to original” if you would like the same or close to the same rubber and thickness that came on your shoes. If you would like to try something different and are unsure, select “harder/durable” or “softer/stickier”.

If you tell us under the Comments more about where you climb, style, type of rock and your body weight we will have a better idea of what to recommend for you.