Sizing took a bit to get right, but a great shoe

By SaC Master Ranked #1495 - Climbing Shoes March 26, 2009

I've only climbed in these twice in a gym and for a pretty strenuous Joshua Tree tip.

The shoes inspire confidence in slab climbing. They work great just smearing on a tip-toe or edging.

They have a VERY deep heel. So deep that it caused blisters up on my Achilles tendon. I did a couple of heel-hooks, and they work great. Very secure on the rock, but kinda vague feeling.

I had to do the buy/return thing three times to find the right size. These were a full euro size smaller than my last 5.10s. So far, these have not stretched too much and are holding up great, even with some pretty long walk-offs.

These are not the best crack shoes. There is no protection for the tops of the toes and I suffered with every jam.

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