Red Chili story

[billcoe]

I was in Paris with my wife in 1997 an it was pouring buckets. So as we had Le Carte L'orange (the orange card) which was unlimited transportation in the city, hopped on a city bus to do an impromptu tour of the city while we waited for it to finish raining. At some point Jasmine jumps up all excited (for me as it turned out) and says breathlessly, look, a "Climbing Shop". Like a sex addict in a whorehouse I immediately popped the call button to stop and we ran back in the rain so I could gear whore.

 

I wound up buying 2 pairs of shoes then. A pair of LaSportiva Focus for $65 Euros, and a pair of Red Chili Spirits for @ $80. The Red Chili line was still relatively new than, and I'd been lusting on a pair, but didn't want to pay the $120 they were in the states. Needless to say, I was ecstatic over the find.

 

Years go by, both shoes have multiple resoles, perhaps 4 or 5 each, and I like the Red Chili's and use them for most of my long routes as they are loose, and I have bad toes and don't want the pain.

 

Last year, my son took up climbing. He was talking to his sister on what he wanted for Christmas and it turned out he wanted a pair of Red Chili's. As she lives in Hawaii and is broke, I volunteered to find and buy them so she could give them to her brother. I luck out and find them at REI on sale for $65!

 

This is what they look like on his feet Christmas day. The ones in the middle are the identical model and color which I got in Paris 12 years ago.

 

 

I offered to trade......

[JoeR]

I hope every shoe I buy can last that long and perform that well.

[Lodestone]

Wow. Is there a limit to the amount of resoles you can get on a shoe if they are taken in at the appropriate time?

 

 

Chad

[RuMR]

i've had velcro anazazis with 7 resoles, courtesy of Ramuta on them...

[zeroforhire]

Love the red chili spirits... glad to see that they have served you so well.

[montypiton]

I've heard a rumor that Red Chili may have a dealer in the Wenatchee area by coming summer...