Five Ten Project
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3.8 (3) |
The most sensitive climbing shoe ever built. Designed exclusively for overhanging rock, the Project™ features Five Ten’s ground-breaking Prehensile ™ technology that lets you use your feet like hands. Prehensile Technology allows climbers to grab like never before. Due to the unprecedented durability of new Stealth ™ Mystique™ rubber, the Project’s downturned soles are only 2mm thick (other climbing shoes have at least 4mm thick soles). If you’re climbing hard overhanging routes outdoors or at the gym, the Project is the best choice.
MSRP: $139.95
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Average user rating from: 3 user(s)
| Overall rating: | 4.4 | |
| Edging Performance: | 5.0 | |
| Pocket Performance: | 5.0 | |
| Overhang Performance: | 5.0 | |
| Indoor Climbing Performance: | 5.0 | |
| Bouldering Performance: | 5.0 | |
| Sport Climbing Performance: | 5.0 | |
| Trad Climbing Performance: | 1.0 | |
| Friction: | 5.0 | |
| Durability: | 3.0 | |
| Value: | 4.0 | |
| Comfort: | 5.0 |
Like wearing a thin strip of sticky rubber on your feet. Super pointy and extremely precise. Heel is one of the best I've ever used. You probably need a strong foot as there's zero support. Stretch a ton, order at least a full size down from Dragon lace ups / street shoe. Don't know about durability yet, just bought them. Don't climb indoors but I'm sure they'd be ideal.
Sensitiiiive!!!
| Overall rating: | 4.1 | |
| Edging Performance: | 2.0 | |
| Pocket Performance: | 5.0 | |
| Overhang Performance: | 5.0 | |
| Indoor Climbing Performance: | 4.0 | |
| Bouldering Performance: | 5.0 | |
| Sport Climbing Performance: | 3.0 | |
| Trad Climbing Performance: | 3.0 | |
| Friction: | 5.0 | |
| Durability: | 5.0 | |
| Value: | 3.0 | |
| Comfort: | 5.0 |
Reviewer: ArtslimJanuary 12, 2010
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These are possibly the most sensitive climbing shoe out on the market. If that is what you want these are for you. They are great for overhanging climbing and most bouldering. It is not a shoe that you want to hang out on dime edges all day on, but they can do that if you need them too. They have pretty good durability especially for how thin the rubber is. These come really narrow, but stretch ALOT. I would downsize these shoes a full size smaller then your jet7s. Again they will stretch ALOT. The heel didn't fit my heel well so, no techy heel hooking for me. After the initial stretch period they are actually a really comfortable shoe. I can where them for most of a bouldering session. Overall, it is a good shoe to have if you need a really sensitive shoe for techy footwork. But definitely not a do it all shoe.
The trainers
| Overall rating: | 2.9 | |
| Edging Performance: | 1.0 | |
| Pocket Performance: | 2.0 | |
| Overhang Performance: | 4.0 | |
| Indoor Climbing Performance: | 5.0 | |
| Bouldering Performance: | 4.0 | |
| Sport Climbing Performance: | 3.0 | |
| Trad Climbing Performance: | 1.0 | |
| Friction: | 4.0 | |
| Durability: | 3.0 | |
| Value: | 2.0 | |
| Comfort: | 3.0 |
I really wanted to love these shoes. I learned how to use my feet using Red Ninjas, which had no midsole. Awesome for feeling when your foot is moving on a foothold.
The Projects are downturned socks. I should have loved them. But maybe I misunderstood what the purpose is. Or maybe I'm spoiled by slightly more substantial but sensitive enough shoes like the Jet7 or Team.
These things are fantastic gym shoes; but then, so are most slippers. So why pay $140 for gym shoes?
I could see getting some if you really want to get your feet stronger.
Or for a problem that requires pulling on a knob or edge like a handhold, a la the Specter or Esperanza.
These are the thinnest, lightest shoes I have used. Your toes do a lot of work in these things. As in you'll get tired toes. Unless you fit them so tight you can't bear to put them on, but then that's like going back to the late 80's when you had to downsize 9 shoe sizes to make your boots perform. Aren't we past that by now?
