Good shoes

By Melissa Hamous Ranked #288 - Rock Climbing Shoes August 26, 2009

These are my first pair of Scarpa shoes, and they are really growing on me. I wear a size 6 in street shoes and got a 5 3/4 in these. They do need break-in time, but being unlined leather, that seems to be going okay. The bones at the base of my pinkie toes are very large, so although I don't have wide feet, I have trouble if I get shoes that are too narrow in the forefoot. These are a bit ouchie in the front, but they are breaking in more every time I climb. I've only used them in the gym so far (way too hot to climb outside in Texas in August), but I'm pleased with the performance of the rubber, and haven't had any trouble edging on the "naturals" on the gym's concrete walls. I climb in the gym 3 days a week and am working low 10s, if that helps. I have a feeling they will be a fantastic pair of shoes once broken in. Pretty happy so far.

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