John Ramuta fired up the grinder to a deafening hum, pushing the rubber sole of a rock climbing shoe onto the belt as black rubber flakes snowed into the collection plate below. Ramuta runs Ramutas ...

Once the sole has been glued on the shoe is placed into a hydraulic press at two fuse cycles, 6 and 13 atmospheres. Any less pressure and the resoling isn't state-of-the-art! Planetmountain.com is a ...

The glue needs to be "activated" in ovens at 80? (the process is similar to the one done previously to remove the sole) and this heat treatment guarantees a perfect bond between the shoe and the sole.