Ive been using these shoes for gym bouldering over the past few weeks. Too much snow, wind and cold here in Colorado lately to try them outside, but so far they are a pretty decent shoe. Im a big fan of lace up shoes, so thats a plus on these shoes. The rubber is nice and sticky and fairly sensitive for bouldering. Will add on more once i have used them outside.

The Bandit is an excellent all-around shoe. The Trax rubber is at least as good, if not better than 5.10 Stealth. Sized the same as your street shoe, the shoe is tight with toes curled, but not painful. I would go 1/2 size up for all day wear, but I can climb 2-3 pitches easily without needed to take the shoes off. Very well made; my year-old shoes are showing no abnormal degradation despite heavy use. The semi-stiff sole has a great balance between edging ability and smearing performance. I only have two gripes. 1) A slight dead space in the heel detracts from heel-hooking, but that's not what they're designed for. 2) they are relatively stiff and thus are ideal for very steep climbing, although they are not bad. Anything less than 45 degrees overhanging is just fine though.

These are my favorite pair of climbing shoes. They are sensative, stiff, slightly down turned, and comfy. They have not stretched since i bought them, as advertised.

I just retired my year-old bandit with 2 gaping holes on the toes just this weekend after sliding off a slab problem (granite wall, no less)made me realize that there's an end to all things good. This is my ode for this incredible climbing partner. This is a stiff shoe so it provides good support, esp. in the midarch but for new climbers this translates to painful tight fit. Now that i've climbed for a year, this tight fit translates to precision edging and just awesome support. I really, really like how surgical this shoe feels, I can slip the pointy rand in virtually any crack, ledge, micro edges, crystal, shelf, hold, you name it and it'll stick. Oftentimes in desperation i'd just jam the bottom sole into the wall and voila.....it sticks. Amazing rubber. My rand (toe) blew at around the 11th month. I climb 3x / wk bouldering at gym and 1 x outdoors on big walls. This shoe feels half size smaller than the stated size. I wear street size 9.5 and I got the bandit at same 9.5, but was tortured for the first 3 mos. My toes were curled and extremely jammed, which resulted in me taking it off on routes longer than 5 mins and under heat. This shoe doesn't stretch, although it will mold your feet like 2nd skin after enough sweating. Buy half size bigger if you're new and buy street size if you want performance. This shoe is rated intermediate climbing.

I just retired my year-old bandit just this weekend as i can no longer tolerate the 2 gaping holes on the toes. For a year this shoe has taught me how to climb and proved more than its worth. This shoe is perfect for micro edges, like some magic they just stick to the tiniest hold/crystal/shelf on slab problems. Many times when i'm desperate i'd just jam the sole to the wall and voila....it sticks. Incredible rubber. The shoe molds really well to your feet. Arch support is excellent, it makes a difference on a long route.

When I first bought it I suffered for about 3 mos breaking it. I wear street size 9.5 and I got the bandit also at 9.5, but feels like they're size 9. My toes were curled downward and extremely jammed up together. The pressure from using those toes when climbing routes longer than 5 mins plus the heat forces me to take it off - very often - in the beginning, so it wasnt'a comfortable beginner's shoe. Now I value the support, though. I used this 3 x a week at gym and 1 x / wk on outdoor big wall. The rand (toe) blew at around 11th month. Worth the $$. If you're beginner buy 1/2 size larger. For performance stick with your street size. This shoe does NOT stretch. Although after enough sweating they mold to your feet.

these shoes are good for people who can handle a narrow, asymmetrical shoe, because that is what the bandit is. good sensitivity for bouldering, and the heel stays on well. the lace up design is nice too, because when you pull the top laces, it tightens the shoe all the way down. not super technical (downturned) though. A good all around shoe.

These shoes are real legit i highly recommend. I did a lot of research before i bought shoes and these had really good ratings so i went for it and i definitely do not regret it. Theyre extremely comfortable, the sizing was great, and the best part is theyre really breathable when ur climbing ur feet dont get super sweaty n stuff. Great buy, i recommend to you!

These are the BEST shoes for rock climbing. They fit perfectly (on me), last a long time, and have good rubber. I have worn these shoes all day on el cap, on hard desert cracks, on hard, run-out slabs, and on bouldering projects. They are comfortable enough to wear all day, yet they are still amazing for edging and smearing.
I've heard rumors that evolv is going to stop making these sweet mamas, which breaks my heart (and climbing career). I found these shoes to perform much better than the es pontas, and any other evolv shoe. Period.

Ive used 5 different pairs of climbing shoes but so far, these are by Far my favorites. It is firm enough so you can really get the sides of your feet on really small ridges on your problem. I used them for both bouldering and sport climbing and they worked well in either type of climb. Plus, if you are the type who likes to use your toe on those little ledges, it has enough curve to grab onto even the smallest hold.