VSR Climbing Shoe Resoles California
Why choose us?
Dave has been honing his craft for over 10 years and continually looks for ways to improve. As an experienced climber of 20+ years, he understands the precision required for an exceptional resole.
Strict quality control - Each pair of shoes is meticulously resoled by Dave, guaranteeing excellence in every repair.
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Dedicated customer support staff - Our manager and apprentice help customers in a timely and professional manner via phone, email, and website chat.
How to Mail-in Climbing Shoes
Step 1: Buy a return shipping label for your shoes from the SHOP page (this gets your info and preferences into our system)
Step 2 : Package and ship shoes to our shop using the carrier of your choice
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Valley Shoe Repair
55831 29 Palms Highway
Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Step 3: Pay the invoice for the repair charges that we send to your email.
When your shoes are done and shipped, you will receive an email with tracking info.
We only take La Sportiva, Butora, Unparallel, and Scarpa brand climbing shoes.
Turn Around Time
4-6 weeks as of 9/1/2024
FRIEND REFERRAL PROGRAM: Refer three friends to Valley Shoe Repair and get $10 off your next resole!
Prices
You will see these listed on the emailed invoice
Half Soles- per pair
5.10 C4 4.2mm - $60
5.10 C4 5.5mm - $60
La Sportiva Edge 4mm - $60
La Sportiva Grip 4mm - $60
No Edge (Half Soles) per pair
No edge (e.g. Theory) - $70
Approach Shoes- per pair
Full Resole - $70
Patch - $15-$25
*We no longer do Chacos!
Split Soles (Half soles)- per pair
5.10 C4 4.2mm - $65
La Sportiva Grip 4mm - $65
La Sportiva Edge 4mm $65
Rand Replacement, per pair (learn more about rands at the bottom of this page)
Rand replacement (TOE CAP) - $40
Large Rand Replacement - $50
*Rand & rand type is replaced at discretion of the cobbler.
**You may request a large rand
Misc Repair
Reglue - $10
Stitch - $10-$30
Straps *eg. Solutions - $15 per shoe
Velcro replacement- $15 per shoe
Miura or TC Pro laces replacement: $9
Climbing Shoe Services Agreement
1. Rands (toe cap or large rand) will be put on at the discretion of the cobbler. They will only be put on if necessary. Assume you need them when considering the cost of your repairs.
2. We DO NOT repair shoes formerly resoled by other resolers. We will mail them back to you unrepaired.
3. We will not repair Drago models from Scarpa or Chaco sandals.
4. You must send in BOTH shoes in a pair.
5. Ensure your return address is completely correct and is a reliable address or PO Box to ship to- If your shoes are returned to sender/our shop, then you will pay the shipping fee again. All shoes are mailed via USPS.
6. We only resole La Sportiva, Scarpa, Unparallel, and Butoras.
7. IF YOUR SHOES ARE 'TOO FAR GONE' FOR OUR POLICY, WE WILL MAIL THEM BACK TO YOU UNREPAIRED.
Acceptable Shoe Resoles
Sole worn through, rand worn through/pocked. HOWEVER the stitching on the leather is FULLY intact, so we can do this repair.
No holes through the shoe in any capacity. All stitching under the rubber, if exposed, is FULLY in tact.
If after looking through all of these photos you are still unsure, EMAIL us photos at info@valleyshoerepair.com
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TOO FAR GONE!
Not Repairable Shoes, Too Far Gone
It may appear fine, but this is too far gone. See next image for a shot when the toe box is squished from top to bottom.
Look how when pressure is applied from top to bottom, there's a hole in the leather where stitching used to be. This is too far gone.
Irreparable. Blown through sole, rand, and stitching on the leather.
It may appear fine, but this is too far gone. See next image for a shot when the toe box is squished from top to bottom.
Pay close attention to the first two images in the gallery to the left. Click to expand if you're on a desktop.
If you mail them to us and they are too far gone for our policy, we will mail them back to you without repairing them and you will not be reimbursed for shipping.
More on rands...
Why do you even need rand replacement or repair?
The rand is the rubber that goes under the half sole. If the rand is thin or has a hole, then repair is necessary for the half sole rubber to properly set onto the shoe. If we didn't replace the rand, the half sole would fail. We don't make much profit doing the rand repairs because of how much time it takes to do the repair, so know that we only do it if necessary!
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Why would I bother getting a large rand?
First, look at the image below. Notice the thin line cresting over the toe box; that is the toe cap rand repair. You probably noticed that the toe area is the part of the shoe that wears the most and this is the part of the shoe that get's 'blown out' or gets a hole through the half sole, then the rand layer, and hopefully not into the leather core. Toe cap replacements work great, but if you're edging a lot or if you're a toe dragger, there's obvious weak points where the old and new rand meet. It's a seam. Seams are weaker than a solid piece of material.
Large rands replace the whole section of rand from about the ball of the foot to past the pinky toe (see examples below).
Toe cap rand replacement
See the seam across the toe box
Large Rands
The rand is replaced all the way across the front and down past the toe box. The original shape is maintained. Dave's expert craftsmanship is at its peak for climbing shoes.
Ross B.
"Great service. I got a rand replacement on my climbing shoes and they are perfect. The shapes of the shoe didn’t change at all and you can only tell that the rands have been replaced on close inspection."
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