Good shoe for beginners to intermediates

By Crankenstein Ranked #847 - Climbing Shoes June 24, 2009

I have had these shoes for a little over a year and have finally out climbed them. They are great for smearing on faces, jamming into cracks and long multi-pitch days. If you want to do steeper routes or routs with small edges though you may want to look elsewhere. They are flexible and have relatively soft rubber. This will help beginners learn proper footwork technique. They have held up nicely through a lot of abuse. The vibram rubber will hold up for about six months of intense climbing before needing to get resoled. The lacing system gives you great security around the heel and still fits great over the toe. For someone who likes heel hooks this is a great lacing system. The only complaint that I have about this shoe is that I bought size 41 or 8 1/2 U.S. and they were painfully tight to have on for even five minutes. After about a month they stretched out and begun to feel loose. Personally I like an extremely tight shoe so you may like it. To give you a reference I wear street shoe size 9.5 to 10. Buy them at least 1.5 sizes down but i would recommend 2 sizes down. Bottom line is that this shoe is extremely good at what it is made for (smearing, comfort and cracks) but they stretch a lot. I would highly recommend this shoe to people who are new to the sport or for those who want to improve their footwork.

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