Evolv - Defy - Climbing shoes
At a glance
- Suitable for:
- Level of experience:
- beginner
- Recommended use:
- indoor climbing, sport climbing
- Material type:
- synthetic
- Shop consciously:
- vegan
- Closure:
- hook-and-loop closure
- Sole:
- Trax
- Sole thickness:
- 4.2 mm
- Hardness of sole:
- medium hard
- Last:
- slightly asymmetrical
- Downturn:
- none
- Heel tension:
- no
- Terrain:
- slab, vertical
- Foot shape:
- roman
- Fit:
- wide foot / high volume
- Extras:
- pull tabs, toe-hook rubber
- Misc:
- VTR Edge; it is recommended not to order the climbing shoes in a size smaller than the street shoe size!
- Item No.:
- 301-0598
I’m a total novice and these are my first climbing shoes. I bought the same as my standard shoe size, based on the advice on this site. My toes are tightly scrunched up in these shoes, and after less than a minute of climbing I was in such pain I threw them off the rock face and continued climbing barefoot. I have since been trying to stretch them using a hairdryer and brute force, but I doubt they’ll ever be comfortable. If, like me, you’re looking for a comfortable and affordable beginner’s shoe, I would go two full sizes up from your normal street shoe size.
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- Advantages
- Robust
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- Disadvantages
- Not comfortable