Great Places to Resole Your Rock Climbing Shoes (US, Canada)

When it comes to climbing shoes, the #1 best thing you can do for the environment and for your wallet is to repair or resole your shoes (instead of buying a new pair).

Shoe repair costs $20-$100 depending on the damage to the shoe. For higher end models, the savings of a resole adds up quickly.

Resoling is generally in the $30-$80, depending on the 1/2 or full length and what rubber is used and if more repair is needed. As most climbers drag their feet (to some extent) a rand repair/replacement is often needed which can add $8-$20. To repair the rand the sole must also be repaired.

We’ve written about sustainable climbing shoes before, and in that post we stressed that the most eco-based choice is keeping your old pair around longer.

There are many amazing climbing shoe repair shops around the US and Canada. If you’re in Europe, often you can get your shoes re-soled by the manufacturer, which is a particularly amazing and wonderful service because the shoes can be re-soled with the original shoe mold (this mold is officially called a “last”).

Most Resolers

• Repair all shoe brands (though they may or may not do No Edge resoles)
• Take mail in orders
• Will give you a quote if you send a photo
• Many locations also repair approach shoes, hiking shoes, etc

28 US Climbing Shoe Resole Options

^{LaSpo = authorized repair including no-edge resoles
SCARPA = authorized repair
BUTORA = authorized repair}

Arizona

• Rodeo Resole ^{LaSpo, SCARPA}, Tuscon, Arizona

California

• Rubber Maiden, Riverside, California – Dropoffs at Hanger 18
• The Rubber Room ^{LaSpo, SCARPA}, Bishop, California
• V12 RESOLE ^{Madrock, LaSpo}, Bay Area, California
• Valley Shoe Repair ^LaSpo, Joshua Tree, California
• Vanderwall Climbing ^LaSpo, San Mateo, California
• Yosemite Bum ^Evolv, Buena Park, California – Done by Evolv, who also advertises the fastest turnaround

Colorado

• Rock and Resole ^{LaSpo, SCARPA}, Boulder, Colorado
• Pro Deal Resoles, Pueblo, Colorado
• Type2Repairs, Denver, Colorado – Local dropoff at Movement, Spot, and Ubergrippen gyms

Georgia

• Peach Cobbler ATL ^LaSpo, Atlanta, Georgia

Illinois

• Goodfield Shoe Repair ^LaSpo, Goodfield, Illinois

Nevada

• Black Rainbow Resoles, Las Vegas, Nevada

New Hampshire

• New England ReSoul, Newfields, New Hampshire
• Greater Tahoe Gripworks ^LaSpo, Rumney, New Hampshire – Only does La Sportiva shoes
• Sole on The Roll, Rumney, New Hampshire – dropboxes at IME in North Conway and Climbing & Fitness

New York

• Plattsburgh Shoe Hospital, Plattsburgh, New York

Oregon

• Gear Fix ^LaSpo, Bend, Oregon
• Return to Sender, Bend, Oregon

Pennsylvania

• Project Resole, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Dropboxes available at Reach Climbing and Fitness Bridgeport + Movement Callowhill

Tennessee

• Sole Slingers ^LaSpo, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Texas

• Crag Cobbler ^LaSpo, DFW, Texas – Gym dropoff at Plano and Movement Grapevine & Design District and Texas Rock Gym
• Lost Soles, Houston, Texas

Utah

• Ramuta’s Resoles ^LaSpo, Ivins, Utah
• The Gear Room, Cottonwood Heights, Utah

Virginia

• Crescent Resoler, Charlottesville, Virginia

Wyoming

• Backcountry Cobblers ^BUTORA, Lander, Wyoming

Mobile Repair (unknown location, could be anywhere!)

• Onsight Resoles

3 Canadian Climbing Shoe Resole Options

British Columbia

• Kumfy, Canmore, BC
• West Coast Resoles ^SCARPA , Duncan, BC

Ontario

• Ontario Resoles ^{LaSpo, SCARPA}, Mississauga, ON

Quebec

• Andy’s Outdoors – Repairs ^LaSpo, Montreal Quebec

When to Resole

Ideally, you send your shoes in before there is a hole in the rand rubber (rubber piece that goes around the toes). In general, you can send shoes in for just a sole repair, a rand repair, or both.

Here is an example from West Coast Resoles, originally shared on their Instagram page (@west.coast.resoles).

The shoe on the left had lost its edge but had full thickness in the rand. Rad! What a treat. Only needed the sole fixed.

The shoe in the middle was worn down until the materiel was visible but not damaged. No biggie, pretty standard affair, unless you are a footwork wizard this is probably you. Rands are an additional $20.

The shoe on the right had loonie sized holes. What a doozie, yes we can fix it but it’s a big job and costs an additional $20 in hole repair on top of the $20 for rand repairs bringing the total to just under $100. For this client it was worth it and we respect that, but for many this is way too steep for a repair.

What is the Resole Process?

Depends on the repair necessary, but this video gives a nice overview of the process:

Inside The Rubber Room: A Climbing Shoe Resoler from The Foxes on Vimeo.

How Long Do Resoles Take?

Yosemite Bum is one of the fastest turnarounds we’ve heard of and they often tout 3-4 days. The wait times vary over the season but 7-14 days is average, with occasional busy seasons going higher. Some resolers are the primary resole option for large gyms and those resolers often have slower mail-order returns as the gyms have priority. Many resolers are run by one climber, who also needs climbing vacations, so you might find some shops are intermittently closed.

Historically January and February have been the slowest months (aka fastest turnarounds), though the proliferation of indoor year-round climbing is flattening that curve.

Resole Kit (DIY)

No longer a viable option. At one point Five Ten sold a resole kit, but it’s been discontinued.

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