4.76 of 5 stars
Scarpa - Instinct VSR - Climbing shoes tested
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Durable, versatile.
I'd recommend you to size down from the street shoe as they stretch like crazy.
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Versatile Robust -
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Stretched at least two sizes -
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Bouldering Indoor climbing
Great for all forms of indoor climbing. Especially good for intermediate climbs. Stable on small crimps and grips great on overhangs. As a heavy climber I value the support it gives on small crimps. Other shoes I bought or tried made it often painful to stand on small chips. Its a bit surprising since its a soft shoe. The only downside is that it wears out fairly fast which is why I don't use it outdoors on rock.
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Durability Price -
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Bouldering Indoor climbing Sport climbing
My street size is EU 42, I wear size 41 in these and they are perfect. Love the shoe, will always re-purchase.
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Indoor climbing Sport climbing Bouldering
Not too many manufacturers offer wide-feet shoes, but Scarpa has done great job imo.
I would recommend going 1-1.5 sizes lower than your street shoe (eu) as they stretch.
My normal size is 42.5 and I got size 42 - I can last 2hrs session without removing them, so at least 1 size less should be taken. Overall great, already got second pair of em.
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Bouldering
Wore for roughly 18 months - bit of a break in period but excellent once broken in. Wide toe box and great for heel hooks/edging. Had to get new pair when I wore identical holes in the sole by the big toe. Beginner/intermediate climber so great to see it holding up very well with some shoddy footwork! Have bought a 2nd pair as if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Robust High edge stability Versatile Good grip Good fit -
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Bouldering Sport climbing Indoor climbing
I've been using these shoes for a few weeks, on indoor bouldering routes and sport routes.
What impresses me is that the design is a little aggressive and feels super-solid on more overhanging routes, but also feels great on slab. What helps is that the rubber seems to stick to anything really well.
For me, if these shoes last a decent amount of time I would definitely buy them again, but since I haven't worn out a pair yet I don't have any idea how long they'll hold up.
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Sport climbing Bouldering All around
Will not make you a pro
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Good grip Good fit Robust Versatile -
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Sport climbing Indoor climbing Bouldering All around
78% have found the reviews
by Sven helpful
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Versatile Comfortable Good grip Good fit -
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Sport climbing
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Good fit High edge stability Good grip Robust Versatile -
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Bouldering Indoor climbing Sport climbing
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Good fit High edge stability Good grip -
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Bouldering
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Robust Good grip Good fit High edge stability Versatile -
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All around Bouldering
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Robust Versatile -
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Bouldering
57% have found the reviews
by Svenja helpful
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Good grip Good fit -
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All around
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All around
66% have found the reviews
by Ian helpful
I hope it gets a bit loose soon it’s very tight. My toes hurt.
Bought size 45.
I’m a size uk 9.5 but have wide feet.
Might need to stretch it a few times to make it more comfy.
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Bouldering
45% have found the reviews
by Daniel helpful
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Versatile Good fit Robust Good grip High edge stability
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High edge stability Good fit Good grip -
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Sport climbing
50% have found the reviews
by Tim helpful
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Good grip Robust High edge stability Good fit Versatile -
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Indoor climbing Bouldering
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Good fit Good grip -
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Bouldering
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Robust High edge stability Good fit Good grip -
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Bouldering
33% have found the reviews
by Thomas helpful
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Good fit -
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Bouldering Indoor climbing
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Good fit Robust High edge stability -
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Indoor climbing Bouldering Sport climbing
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Robust High edge stability Good fit Versatile Good grip -
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Big wall
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by Jan helpful
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Good grip -
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Not comfortable -
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Bouldering Indoor climbing
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