Got these on SnC on a whim almost a year ago. For what the Royale is, they're great. For any trad route, or non-techy/non-super overhung sport route they'll crush.

Full leather with toebox lining allows conformity in the toes and perfect stretch everywhere else. The reinforced rand and stiffer midsole mean edging is easy and slopy footwork isn't going to make you throw these things away after a month of use. Tongue of the shoe is ultra comfy and breathable, probably more so than any other evolv shoe I've worn/seen.

I sized em down 1.5 from street and they stretched well after a couple days/week to be the perfect half day to all day shoe. Wearing them hour after hour only feels like someone threw a nice, comfortable, and supportive, semi-sensitive rubber sock on you.

There have been no durability issues with the rubber or any kind of peeling, etc. The eyelets of the leather material get a bit of wear from tightening the laces, but they won't break or tear on you due to some reinforcement stitching in the area.

I believe these are a nice, well thought out addition to any trad climber or a beginning sport climber.

Go for it!

been using theses a lot in the gym and they've been nothing short of amazing. I've got a foot that's exactly 9 1/2 inches and I ordered the 8.0's. Don't get me wrong they were nice and tight, but they started stretching within 2 sessions and every trip they become more and more perfect.

The toe is pretty round, but it hasn't harmed my opinion. If anything it s even more supportive on dimes because of it. Rubber is mega grippy in the gym and I could only see these kicking ass outside. These have great breathability and the tongue is padded very well. I've worn these + 4 hours straight without much issue besides the occasional foot cramp. Heel is solid and grippy for hooks and matches and there's no wiggle either, I don't have large heels.

Worth what I paid on snc for sure. They're not the greatest for overhangs but but not the worst either!

These are my first climbing shoes. They are made with simple but quality construction and I don’t see them falling apart anytime soon. I normally wear a size 10 average width in all my shoes from mountaineering to runners and a size 10 in these are tight fitting at the toes but they fit well. The Royales being my first climbers, I was told they fit perfect because they are not supposed to be “comfortable”. I have used them on an indoor climbing wall and on a 5.6 climb at Red Rock and I was happy how well they worked for me. I am a beginner so I didn’t want to spend a lot on shoes so these were it. These are inexpensive but not by any means cheap.
And NO they won't turn your feet blue.

Great thus far. New to the sport so I haven't done anything NOT on the newb level. Tried on many and this one was the most conformable in this price range. Probably one of the most comfortable out of any. Evolv claims the the upper will not stretch. I have not noticed anything yet that indicates otherwise. Great shoe so far!