great shoes im in love

As a small sz 12 street shoe, I ordered a size 45.5 in these. Out of the box the fit was a bit tight, which equated to significant pain on the first few climbs. after baking them in the sun on some warm climbs (~10 pitches) they fit like a glove and climb hard. The fat rand is priceless for the inevitable Teton crack jams here n there.

the shoes are awesome grate rubber and over all comfort for the long climbs

These are the first rock climbing shoes I've ever purchased and have thus far been great! I've been climbing in them two to four times a week at a climbing gym for a couple weeks now and I have no real complaints about this pair. They seem to grip well, even on very tiny footholds. I gave them three stars only because I have little experience with other shoes to reference them with. I bought an 11.5 (US) which is generally the same as my street shoe size and they seem to be working well. I MIGHT go a 1/2 size smaller as they may stretch and the heel might be a bit big, but as is they are comfortable enough that I don't bother taking them on and off in the gym.

These are the first pair of climbing shoes that I have ever owned so performance wise I don't have much to compare them too. But I have indeed tried on many other types of climbing shoes and these are BY FAR the most comfortable I have worn. The 3 straps lock my feet in REALLY tight and I still don't feel discomfort. I'm size 11 in Nike, size 11.5 in merrel, size 11.5 in salomon, and I bought 44 in la sportiva and they fit perfect.

these are super comfortable shoes, but they feel kind of cheap. i guess these are made in China(?) La sportiva doesn't usually do that, i think. They perform ok though - they are a mid range shoe, not super technical, but they will boulder ok (my friend beasts v8's with them, so there you go..) The thing is, i feel that for 80 dollars, you would be much better off with the evolv defy -- the MOST comfortable bouldering / "semi-technical" (meaning not super downturned, but still very sensitive) shoe EVER MADE!!!

I love these shoes! they are extremely comfortable so i can climb for hours on end and not even worry about my feet. They run true to size and form to your feet really well. great rubber on the soles keep you glued to the rock too. all in all a very good shoe

I bought these shoes and all i can say is WOW! the frixion rubber tacks you to the wall like glue. They said that they fit true to street size. These are mens shoes so for me a women the built heel left space and pushed my feet forward and they were toe pinchingly tight at first, but after a couple climbs the heel has loosened up and the are great. And I ordered a 38.5 I wear a 38. And they are still tight. which is good, the rubber wrapping around the shoe doesnt let it give too much and the asymetrical toe is great for helping out a bouldering beginner. and for advanced routes they cant be beat they are WOW!

The La Sportiva Mantis are my first pair of climbing shoes and I am pretty happy with them. I used them for my first real climb the other day and they feel great. I bought them small because everyone says to buy them small, so they were definitely tight and my feet feel a little cramped in them, but if they stretch just a little bit they will be perfect.

I wear a ladies' 9 and I ordered a 39, which is great now but they started out pretty snug. I went bouldering several times before I tackled any long climbs and now they fit like a dream. The rubber is still pretty stiff, but the grip is increadible! The velcro has lasted a couple years with negligible signs of wear. Probably not the best shoe for people with really high arches.

After trying on 9 or 10 different shoes i took the plunge and ordered these online.

The La Sportivas seemed to fit MY wide feet and mortons toe (2nd toe longer than big toe) better than any other brand. My first climb i felt the rubber was slipping, but was told that once the protective layer wore off they'd be the goods. THEY ARE!!!! I first ordered a full size down from my street shoe, but then exchanged them for half a size down instead. They're now perfect without socks (feet enjoy a breather after around 45 minutes in them).

Everyone's feet are different so do your research and try on as many as possible. Other than that these are really well made and are stretching in perfectly while retaining their integrity. On both pairs a seam near my right little toe was digging in but it's getting better with time. I thought it was my feet but my buddy is exactly the same. Really no biggie as the rest of the shoe fits like skin and time is sorting it out.

I bought these as spares to use while I get my other shoes resoled. They have a thick tongue which is cushy and comfortable but there is a seam that sticks out inside of the shoe where the tongue meeds the rest of the shoe that digs into my little toe,it drives me nuts, the top of the heel also digs into my Achilles. They aren't very sensitive, maybe I'm not used to them yet I don't know, I just can't wait for my pontas'es to get back