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Five Ten Anasazi Hot

 
Five Ten Anasazi
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4.2 (24)

Five Ten's Anasazi (both the VCS and Lace-Up) are the top selling performance shoes in Europe. As compared to the Lace-up version, the VCS provides more sensitivity for pulling on holds on steep rock.

MSRP: $139.95

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Average user rating from: 24 user(s)

Overall rating: 
 
4.2
Edging Performance:
 
4.4   (24)
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0   (24)
Overhang Performance:
 
3.7   (24)
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
4.4   (24)
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.4   (24)
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
4.6   (24)
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
3.6   (24)
Friction:
 
4.4   (24)
Durability:
 
4.3   (24)
Value:
 
4.2   (24)
Comfort:
 
4.2   (24)
 
Ratings (the higher the better)
Edging Performance*
 
Pocket Performance*
 
Overhang Performance*
 
Indoor Climbing Performance*
 
Bouldering Performance*
 
Sport Climbing Performance*
 
Trad Climbing Performance*
 
Friction*
 
Durability*
 
Value*
 
Comfort*
 
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Overall rating: 
 
4.2
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
3.0
Overhang Performance:
 
3.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Friction:
 
4.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
4.0
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Really pleased with these shoes, were my second ever pair. I take a UK 9 street shoe and got a size 8 in these.
Tried on the size 7 1/2, but seemed a little too painful, although if you want something that performs amazing then maybe it would be worth the pain.
These took about 2 weeks to become really comfy, and now I can wear them for about an hour and a half without taking them off.
If sized up a little these could have easily been a good shoe for all day.
Edges amazingly, really it does, and is fairly good in pockets.
Really good bouldering shoe this apart from really steep climbs and roof problems. although it is slightly down turned its not really sufficient for climbing roofs. however it does heel hook amazingly well, really does hold like glue to my heel and like glue to the rock!
Would have given 5* for bouldering performance if the toe knuckles had some rubber on them, just it a bit painful for toe hooks without!
perfect sport climbing shoe.
4*s for trad cause I imagine if I'd bought these a 1/2 size up they'd be well comfy.
If your into sports climbing or bouldering then this is a great shoe (apart from really steep probelms). I use this all the time and also use a team shoe for the odd really steep problem.
I've been quite critical of this shoes down points, but I have to say all in all, this is a really good shoe, and I would highly recommend it.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.5
Edging Performance:
 
4.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
3.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
5.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Friction:
 
4.0
Durability:
 
4.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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Oh man, this shoes brings so many memories, I used to crush routes with this shoes, and I thing it is one of the best shoes ever created, they are good for edging, specially on those little thin crevices, really good on pockets, and if you like to smear your feet on the wall :D, this is an amazing beginner, intermediate, advance an elite shoe, they are kind of good on overhang walls, and steep walls, but dont get me wrong the performance on this shoe is really good, if you have good footwork, you dont have to worry about a thing. They are really good indoors and outdoors, really good for bouldering and great shoes for sport climbing, specially those long routes, this shoe is also good for trad climbing, but you will kill them if you only use them for trad.

The rubber used to be amazing and really sticky, but then 5.10 changed the formula and it wasnt as good anymore, I recently tryed out a lot of 5.10 shoes, and I gotta tell everybody, 5.10 is back in the game, the durability depends on how good your footwork is, if your foot work is good you are solid. Like i mentioned earlier this shoes are really comfortable, and the only problem you may have is he smell, this shoe smells soooo bad after 1 month of climbing.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.5
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
4.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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Great fit, solid edging if sized tight; I wear a 12 in runners and 10.5 in these shoes fits great. Easy in/out for bouldering. Ugly, but who's looking.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.6
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
4.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
4.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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Although I have never actually owned a pair one of my friends left these with me for about a month or so. I used these a handful of times and loved them. I would buy a pair if I could find them on sale sometime. I hate paying full price on shoes. But these did everything almost perfect. These things were comfy, edged and smeared like a dream. They are not as down pointed as most performance shoes so they are not perfect for small pockets or overhangs but they still outperform most other shoes out there. I don't exactly know how long these shoes hold up but if there like any other 510s they will last a good while too. The only downside to me is there always seems to be a little dead space in the heel of all the 510s i have ever worn. These have never popped of my heel but i can feel it move a little bit on extreme heel hooks. But other than that these are almost perfect shoes.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.5
Edging Performance:
 
4.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
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:
 
5.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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Reviewer: Betty
April 16, 2010
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These are my go-to shoes for bouldering and sport climbing. They heel hook incredibly well, and aren't as stiff as my Anasazi Laceups, so they're great for smearing too. About the only sport use I wouldn't use them for is edging on tiny rails, but that's only cause I've got my stiffer Laceups for that. Oh, and I've been wearing them for about 12 years. They last really well as long as you don't drag your toes.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.5
Edging Performance:
 
4.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
4.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
5.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Friction:
 
4.0
Durability:
 
4.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
4.0
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just got a pair of these a few weeks ago, great shoe. The heel sticks to anything you can throw it at. All around boulderi/slab capability.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.9
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
5.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
5.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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Reviewer: trolli
March 09, 2010
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This is the best shoe I ever climbed with. I am using now the 3rd pair and do not want to change to another one.

 
Overall rating: 
 
3.8
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
3.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
3.0
Value:
 
4.0
Comfort:
 
3.0
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This shoe fits my foot oddly, especially in the heal, but it climbs face routes so wonderfully I can put up with it. I think that the 'big' rounded to helps keep more rubber on the rock in comparison to a Miura.

If you climb vertical-techy routes this is your go to shoe.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.3
Edging Performance:
 
4.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
3.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Friction:
 
4.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
4.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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This shoe is pretty good. I just got a new pair and theyre really comfortable. I work at a climbing gym and this is one of the most sold pairs of shoes we have available because they last so long. Great edging, i really feel like you can just dig your toe in. I have worn them outside a few times too and they seemed pretty straight. I mean they are a bit much and i wouldnt really put them about as high as La Sportiva solutions but theyre pretty close.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.3
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
3.0
Overhang Performance:
 
3.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
3.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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Eats up hard slab and face. Sized tight, these are an edging monster. Sized loose, these things will let you smear on glass.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.5
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:
 
3.0
Friction:
 
4.0
Durability:
 
4.0
Value:
 
4.0
Comfort:
 
4.0
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Great sport and gym shoe. Pretty good high-end trad shoe.

 
Overall rating: 
 
3.6
Edging Performance:
 
4.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
3.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Friction:
 
3.0
Durability:
 
3.0
Value:
 
3.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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Nice shoes. they hug my foot all the way thru my inner step which is my favorite thing about them, the way the fit.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.8
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
4.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
5.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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i have a wide foot and i have a hard time finding climbing shoe that work, this shoe fit perfect right out of the box.

after three months of use the edge of the rubber at the top of the toe is starting to become unglued.

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.3
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
4.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
5.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
4.0
Value:
 
4.0
Comfort:
 
4.0
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By far the best shoe I've owned. The Anasazi is wide enough for my foot and the toe box fits like a charm. Edging power is amazing! The first issue I have is the heel pocket. There is extra room in the heel pocket causing which makes heel hooking difficult in some situations. The second issue is the velcro. I always wear out the velcro before I wear out the rubber. Overall, it is an awesome shoe!

 
Overall rating: 
 
4.8
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
5.0
Overhang Performance:
 
3.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
5.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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These are still my golden standard to which any other climbing shoe is compared. They are for me the perfect bouldering sportclimbing shoe. You can fit them very tight while still being bearable. These are soft enough to give you the right feel, while supportive enough on the smallest holds. The new heel is greet for hooking.
Beside these I do have a downturned pair for real overhang/roof problems, like the dragons, this combination of the two adress the whole field of climbing/bouldering

 

Do not live up to the hype. Give these a pass.

Overall rating: 
 
2.2
Edging Performance:
 
3.0
Pocket Performance:
 
3.0
Overhang Performance:
 
1.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
1.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
2.0
Friction:
 
3.0
Durability:
 
2.0
Value:
 
2.0
Comfort:
 
1.0
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Reviewer: Jose Sierra
January 27, 2010
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These shoes are just uncomfortable and do *not* live up to the hype. They don't last, they don't perform, and they're simply not anywhere near the performance you'd expect from a shoe that "everyone has and thinks is the best shoe evar!"

The rubber is sticky - at first. After some time (say, three months) the rubber gets harder and harder and oddly greasy. It just stops holding effectively. The edges of the soles round off quick. Really quick. With the amount of stiffness in the rand, that renders these shoes absolutely useless.

They lack anything even remotely related to sensitivity. It's like climbing on platforms, very stiff and very annoying. Your toes are more or less locked into position, but there's zero-sensitivity.

The quality of construction is downright horrendous. They fall apart quickly, the pulltabs come off, the soles peel off, and they're just overall shoddy.

It's an average shoe at best, but there are much, much, much better shoes on the market, and 5.10 makes much better shoes (see the Galileos, for example, if you absolutely must have an 'all-around' shoe that is stiff and insensitive. It's a much better assembled, much stickier, much better 'all-around' shoe.)

For some reason there's a lot of hype associated with this shoe. I bought into it and I really really wanted to love these shoes as much as everyone else seems to, but they're just not up to par, and they're expensive to boot. I would give these a big pass and look at other 5.10 models or take a look at some other manufacturers.

 

Always have a pair of these in my pack

Overall rating: 
 
4.6
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:
 
3.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
4.0
Value:
 
4.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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When all else fails in the sport climbing world, my Anasazi's will always be there for me. They will always have a home in my pack.

 

Good shoe for just about everything

Overall rating: 
 
3.9
Edging Performance:
 
4.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
4.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Friction:
 
4.0
Durability:
 
4.0
Value:
 
3.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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Reviewer: brian moore
January 18, 2010
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This shoe is pretty good at most types of climbing, the only exception being trad routes (but what slipper *is* good on trad routes?). Very comfortable, good friction. Just an all-around quality shoe. The price is a bit high, I think, which is really my only gripe.

 

I love this shoe

Overall rating: 
 
4.6
Edging Performance:
 
4.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
4.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
5.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
4.0
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Reviewer: grant Templeton
January 12, 2010
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this is by far one of my favorite well rounded shoes. i use this shoe to do everything from bouldering to sport climbing. this shoe is extremely comfortable and durable which make it a good all day shoe. this shoe will stretch 1/2 size so size down

 

great shoe!

Overall rating: 
 
3.8
Edging Performance:
 
4.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
4.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Friction:
 
3.0
Durability:
 
3.0
Value:
 
3.0
Comfort:
 
4.0
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Reviewer: kevin fox
January 12, 2010
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owned this shoe for 5 years now and it has performed well and lasted through multiple resoles. the velcro straps on the old scholl shoes are a little long and have come undone mid climb before. have climbed trad and sport in the shoe and does great. comfortable and reliable. my go to shoe for gym climbing. easy on off action

 

Rockin' out of the box.

Overall rating: 
 
4.6
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
3.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
5.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Friction:
 
4.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
5.0
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Reviewer: Kaya
January 12, 2010
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Most comfortable shoes out of the box. Easy on/off shoe... perfect for gym climbing. Mostly used for bouldering and they have been awesome. I sized a full size down and have had no problems.

 

Sticky icky

Overall rating: 
 
3.3
Edging Performance:
 
3.0
Pocket Performance:
 
3.0
Overhang Performance:
 
3.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
2.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
4.0
Value:
 
3.0
Comfort:
 
2.0
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Reviewer: Wes Christensen
January 11, 2010
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Seemed like velcro on my feet. Unfortunately the heel has never fit properly. This would be my favorite shoe if the back half fit.

 

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Overall rating: 
 
4.6
Edging Performance:
 
5.0
Pocket Performance:
 
5.0
Overhang Performance:
 
4.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
5.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
5.0
Friction:
 
5.0
Durability:
 
5.0
Value:
 
5.0
Comfort:
 
3.0
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Reviewer: polona
January 11, 2010
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I love them

 

Good all-around bouldering slipper

Overall rating: 
 
3.6
Edging Performance:
 
3.0
Pocket Performance:
 
4.0
Overhang Performance:
 
4.0
Indoor Climbing Performance:
 
4.0
Bouldering Performance:
 
4.0
Sport Climbing Performance:
 
3.0
Trad Climbing Performance:
 
2.0
Friction:
 
4.0
Durability:
 
4.0
Value:
 
4.0
Comfort:
 
3.0
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These are great throw-in-your-bag-in-a-rush-out-the-door shoe. You don't have to think much about 'em. You just put them on and go. I like them mostly for bouldering at the gym because they're easy to put on and take off (which I do all the time because I size them really small and my feet start to hurt) and they have good all-around performance.

 
 
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