Integral climbing boot

Abstract

A climbing boot having a curved elongated shaft embedded vertically in a side of the boot and having an external spike attached to a lower end of the shaft wherein the boot may be used for climbing or walking.

1 . A climbing boot comprising:
 a boot having an integral elongated shaft embedded within a side of said boot, said elongated shaft extending to a point just above a front edge of a heel of said boot;   said elongated shaft being curved toward a toe of said boot at approximately midway along said shaft and then said elongated shaft curves downward toward said point just above a front edge of said heel of said boot in order to receive and position a spike near said heel of said boot;   said spike having a mounting portion and a spiking portion, said mounting portion attaching to a lower end of said shaft and said spiking portion extending downward; and   said shaft comprises a pair of spaced-apart tapped holes on said lower end of said shaft for receiving screws when attaching said spike to said shaft.   
     
     
         2 . The climbing boot as recited in  claim 1  wherein said spike comprises a sharp point for penetrating a tree bark. 
     
     
         3 . The climbing boot as recited in  claim 1  wherein said spike comprises a point for penetrating poles. 
     
     
         4 . The climbing boot as recited in  claim 1  wherein said spike comprises a center pin extending from a bottom surface of said spike between said holes for securing said center pin within a mating hole drilled in said lower end of said shaft.