Unfortunately, smelly climbing shoes come with the territory of being a climber, with some shoes being renowned for absorbing odor. They perfected their ‘recipe’ using a blend of natural ingredients including bamboo charcoal, dried lavender, and essential oils. When he left school he worked as a message boy before being taken on as an apprentice welder in a shipyard. There’s a pretty pungent smell of lavender that comes off these banana shoe deodorizers, but after several days of not having them in, the lavender started to reduce. For our Boot Banana review, I decided to dig through my collection of climbing shoes to find the worst-smelling pair of shoes I own.

Designed by model maker Alex and her partner Phil, a climbing instructor, Boot Bananas were born out of their battle to banish the stink of Phil's rock shoes for good. Boot Bananas contain moisture-absorbent minerals and essential oils which will freshen up climbing shoes, running shoes or any other 'fruity' footwear. They will remain effective even if they have turned slightly brown, but you can use this transformation to gauge how ripe your bananas are! Makes the perfect gift for any athlete or shoe enthusiast that all friends and family are sure to appreciate. Simply put your bananas into your shoes after a hard workout to prevent smelling out your gym bag or car.Designed to banish the stink of rock shoes, Boot Bananas are made of naturally deodorising salts and minerals. The boots and their wearer achieved iconic status as Billy introduced his definitive brand of the Glasgow 'patter' and humour to a worldwide audience. In more recent years Connolly has starred in tv shows and movies, notably Mrs Brown in 1997, and has continued to tour. A spray of alcoholic hand sanitiser inside first might help killing the remaining bacteria (and might be a good idea on feet as well just before a climb as well for those unfortunate with sweaty feet!

After properly cleaning their shoes and trying all the popular deodorizers on the market, it seemed that nothing was up to the challenge. When I did use them, my climbing partners (and anyone else at the crag within sniffing distance) were grateful. Please Note: Shipments sent to the European Union are sold exclusive of VAT and may be subject to local import duties and taxes. Of course, since the smell comes from acids, any alkaline like soda should neutralise it as well, but I think the enzymes help with really smelly stuff better. Wanting to avoid any synthetic chemicals they perfected their own powerful blend of natural deodorising salts and minerals, meanwhile Alex got to work creating a shoe friendly shape.In honesty, I was half expecting the lavender to just mask the odor rather than eliminate it but this doesn’t seem to be the case. From your local crag to the summit of Everest, at Tiso, you’ll find the climbing and mountaineering equipment you need. Its excellent natural properties make it the perfect natural remedy for illuminating organic impurities and odors. When you wear climbing shoes without socks its inevitable that your boots are going to get sweaty and smelly. then the enzymes break down much of the smelly acids (bacteria metabolites) or the organic stuff they eat.