She loves her shoes

By Jesse Mullins Ranked #74 - Kids' Footwear July 27, 2011

I'll start this by saying that this is my eight-year-old's first pair of climbing shoes. She's tried on a few of the others - La Sportiva, and the Five Tens. We chose these ones because she had previously climbed in them, and, to be honest, because they were cheaper. The result, however, is that she is thrilled to climb in them whenever we go because they are HER shoes. It's a little thing, but if it gets her more excited about climbing, then it may make a difference in her wanting to stay in the sport. Time, and her increased skills and awareness of how the shoe fits, can then dictate whether she wants these shoes again, or if it is time to try a different pair. But for a first pair of shoes, they are doing exactly what we hoped they would do - keep this little girl stoked about climbing.

View Details: Mad Rock Mad Monkey 2.0 Climbing Shoe - Kids'

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