Fruit Roll-up of climbing shoes.

By Smith Freeman Ranked #422 - Climbing Shoes June 1, 2011

You can literally roll them up and put them in your pocket.

A lot of reviews say these run tight, but I disagree. I wear a UK 40.5 Miura and the US 9.5 Project is aaaalmost too big. I expect it to be too big once all that leather break's in. These shoes have ZERO last in the sole. Again, there is no last, so my suspicion is that they will stretch a lot. The fit, as I go into week #2 with these kicks, is maybe a little big on a low-volume foot, but the velcro does help a little. Not a lot, but a little.

Without any mid-sole last, it's almost like a sock with rubber on it. You can feel the slightest nuances in every hold you put your foot on. Though, when it comes to standing vertically on a crystal or a screw-on, it's going to be all on you and your toes. Very little energy gets passed into the stability of the shoe.

The Five Ten rubber is good as always. All in all, not a bad shoe, but certainly worth checking out in the flesh first.

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