Slightly loose heel

By n79 Ranked #556 - Rock Climbing Shoes August 23, 2009

I've been wearing the 5.10 coyotes and found they fit me like a glove. I wanted to try a bouldering shoe and got the katanas after reading all the nice reviews. So far it seems a pretty good shoe, and as others say, you may want to size down. I wear street 8 women's that fit me slightly loosely and I got the katanas in 38 for a really really tight fit and could have gone down to 37.5. I find the toe rubber a little thicker than I'm used to on the coyote, but I think my sensitivity will improve.The fit: my biggest issue is with the heel which is ever so slightly loose, even if I tighten the straps. This makes you feel a little unsure on heel hooks I think. The fabric seems to bulge out in a weird way both on the inner and outer heel. But this is really being picky, I think I am going to get used to it and this will be a good shoe.

View Details: La Sportiva Katana Rock Vibram XS Grip2 Climbing Shoe - Women's

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