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Posted by RicodJour on June 23, 2008, 3:40 pm
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> > > I'm going to be doing some work on the roof and I'd like to know what
> > > kind of boots would give me the best grip
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> > What gives you the best grip, regardless of the footwear involved, is
> > to remember to not lean into the roof too much. You want a lot of
> > contact area to protect the roof and to keep you in place. When you
> > lean too far forward you end up putting too much pressure on too small
> > of an area and the granules pull loose and you start to slide.
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> > There's a lot of ankle flexing when roofing, so stretching helps by
> > loosening the muscles, tendons and ligaments. When they're too tight
> > you're fighting your body as well as the roof.
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> > As far as the footwear, I wear sneakers if I'm not going to be on the
> > roof for more than an hour or two.
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> I tried it with New Balance sneakers and I started slipping
> immediately. Maybe I was leaning too far into the roof.
It's a common tendency. Same goes for newbies in rock climbing - they
think the closer they are to the wall, the better, but it's not always
so. BTW, how steep is your roof? Generally a 6/12 is considered the
cut off for walkability, but pros can go a fair bit steeper. There's
also the visual thing of a steeper roof throwing you off more.
R
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