I could wear these shoes for hours and hours and never complain about foot pain. That being said, they were not the most down turned shoe and didn't have much power on that toe. They slipped off of edges pretty easily and were not that great for overhangs or for bouldering.

These shoes were really nice for long sport routes or some simple top ropes but nothing too intense. I must say though, the rubber was fantastically grippy. Wore out very quick, but stuck when it needed to. I liked that.

These shoes only lasted my 4 months before the toes busted through. They durability needs to be improved on these. But for the price, wasn't bad.

These are the best shoes I've worn. I feel really confident in them, and find I can heel hook solidly. The heel pocket is deep (which helps give a nice curve up to the ankle), so make sure you cinch them down tight to get your heel all the way in there – if you have the right size, loosening the velcro should cause your toes to hurt, as you're no longer being held tight into the heel pocket. Even with a few holes in them (I know I should just buy another pair and send these off for resoling), I still find myself reaching for them for tough routes instead of other more-intact shoes.

Can´t see why this shoe hasn´t received more reviews as positive as mine is gonna be like. Maybe it fits my foot. I use this and Dragons, this one for everything vertical to slightly overhanging with the exception of steep roofs where a lot of toe hooking is needed (it´s better at that than the Dragon)
The heel feels perfect, no dead space (read that in another review, maybe too large?) so it hooks perfectly. The semi stiff midsole makes it excell on slightly overhanging limestone were it offers some support on really tiny footholds. Mine does not smell after, so didn´t his predecessor. The durability is amazing. Even after weeks of abuse didn´t need to start working with the good old superglue that became a standard accessoire when I still had Anasazis. I replaced my Anasazis with those and have become an instant fan.

Great shoe!

Nice for starting out and really getting into it. Pretty darn stiff!

This is one of the best all around shoes I've climbed in, they fit somewhere between the Anasazi Velcro and the Miura and climb very similar to both; great at almost everything. I size mine about a half size down from normal.

The only downside to these is the material on these (a synthetic like almost all of evolvs shoes) stinks really bad, my Five Ten Anasazi Velcros are synthetic and they don't smell at all. hopefully Evolv can make this material in some type of anti-bacterial version soon.

This is probably the most sensitive shoe i have ever worn. THe heal has a lot of dead space in it but this doesnt seem to affect heel hooking at all, in fact it's almost like the rubber molds around what ever you are trying to heal hook and makes it easier. the edging performance on this shoe is ok, as sensitive as it is i wouldn't expect much more from it. this shoe deffinetly excells on pockets due to it's agressive toe box. on over hangs this is a great shoe because of how flexible and sensitive it is, i do find that it's not the best at toe hooking the synthetic material seems to slip alot compared to a leather shoe like the Moc. This shoe works good at just about everything indoors. i find this to be a great shoe for sport climbing especially on ruff's it's alright on face and decent on slab, a more rounded toe box would make it a superb slab shoe. In all it's a nice shoe with a big price tag because of the designer's name being added to it. size to your street shoe size for performance fit.

These are some pretty good shoes. They aren't as performance-oriented in one particular area, but if you size them nice and tight they work pretty well for different styles of climbing.

High points for me included their overall durability and workmanship (though the rubber lost its friction pretty quickly--it was tight and super sticky at first but the best of the stickiness was gone within about 3 months), as well as the comfort and edging, due to it's stiffer last.

Low points include the baggy heel, and rubber that is quick to wear out. Otherwise, a great first or second shoe. I sized them a full size down from street, and wish I'd gone another half size smaller. They are synthetic, but they will stretch a little bit (maybe a 1/4 size) and they will conform to your particular foot after a month or so.

Pretty good value, especially if you can find them on sale!

I work at a climbing gym and personally recommend these to any intermediate climbers that come in. They last really long, theyre pretty comfortable, theyre not too expensive, theyre great for indoor so definitely get these if you are a gym rat. The rubber is pretty solid and supply for alot of friction, i might even choose these over the optimus primes.

The Pontas is pretty decent, but the heel fits pretty funky on my foot.

After checking out numerous flat lasted performance shoes, I finally settled on the Pontas. They're an excellent overall shoe, and work great on vertical climbs. I use these primarily for bouldering and sport climbing. They edge well, and with strong feet, these shoes really shine. The shoe is a bit stiffer than the defys, which makes these shoes great for strong edging, and also helps your feet out a bit. On pockets, they hold well, but the flat last design, doesn't really allow you to pull as effectively as a downturned shoe (like the Evolv Predators). For such a high performing shoe, they're comfortable. I went a full size down and they fit me perfectly, like a pair of gloves. If you want a great high performance flat lasted shoe, these are it!

Really great for bouldering (that's all I do), but when I sent my pair to get resoled, they came back too small. Also, Evolv sizing is different between shoes.

this was my first shoe i owned and it is a great gym shoe. this shoe will stretch a full size so size down. i was not please on how fast this shoe wore down it took me 3 months to go through these shoes but this is defiantly a gym shoe.

I prefer the Black Defy shoe to these becasue for the added price and discomfort the pontus doesnt seem to perform much better on edges and steep stuff, and performs worse on heel hooks.

Good shoe but they have the same lining material as the evolv DEFY shoe and it smells really bad.

very comfortable good climbing shoes

Been climbing since the dark ages, and I've worn a lot of climbing shoes. The Pontas is the best shoe I've ever worn. I've got 3 brand new pairs in boxes after my current pair wears out. That's how cool they are.