Meet Valentina, an Italian mountain lover and climber since 2014, who fell in love with climbing in her early 20s and never looked back. While visiting friends in the Netherlands in 2016/2017, she discovered indoor bouldering in Monk Eindhoven, which had a big impact on her and became one of the reasons she decided to stay.
After years of working in the catering industry, Valentina decided to follow her passion for climbing and became a resoler for climbing shoes. She learned from some of the best resolers in Italy and built her workspace to learn this artwork.
You don’t know when is the best time to resole?
Here some examples:
Slightly worn, The line between the sole and the rand is slightly disappearing and if pressing on the point of the big toe the rand rubber still feels firm and solid these shoes only need a new sole.
The line between the sole and the rand is visibly disappearing. If pressing on rand by the big toe (usual wear) the rubber feels soft, or shows signs of damage toe caps are needing a replacement too.
The sole is gone and you have already been climbing on your rand rubber, creating a hole to the point of seeing the fabric. Still fixable and will take little longer but not extremely damaged.
You have been climbing way too long. The sole is totally gone, your rand rubber disappeared and the fabric doesn't only have a small tear but an actual hole. In most cases this is not resolable. Some resolers might be able to refurbish your shoes but this process will take longer and will be more expensive.
