Great all-around shoe.

By Ignacio Rios Ranked #830 - Climbing Shoes November 29, 2008

I wear a sz. 10.5 in a street shoe and got these in a sz. 10(43). These are my second pair of climbing shoe, my first being the LS Barracudas which I got in a 43 aswell. The cudas have stretched and no longer allow the precision I want. At half a size small, these shoes are precise! I love the velcro straps for quick in and out. I've noticed that when the shoes are dry I can only keep them for a few minutes at a time before I want them off, but once my feet start sweating they stretch just a little bit and becomes slightly more comfy - only very slightly though, lol. I've only used them indoors so far and love them on tough boulder routes. The edging is great (due to a tighter fit) and the rubber sticks well, smearing is not as good as the cudas IMO. When I get home I give them a quick spray of febreeze and hang them on a quickdraw to air out. I don't wear socks with them. For the price that backcountry has them right now you can't go wrong is you're look for your first shoe or just another pair of gym shoes.

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