So, you’re looking for a new pair of climbing shoes?
Nothing beats slipping on a fresh pair of climbing shoes, but we know how hard it can be to find the right one.
Take a look at some of our recent reviews.
NEW TO CLIMBING?
Five Ten Anasazi VCS
Five Ten Anasazi VCS There is little doubt about what these shoes were built for. The VCS is designed to crush the word of vertical - and less than vertical - climbing.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Good value for money...
La Sportiva Tarantulace
La Sportiva Tarantulace The Tarantulace is the most popular beginner climbing shoe of all time, and it's not hard to see why. Take a look at our full review now!Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Super comfortable Great at editing...
Five Ten Anasazi Lace
Five Ten Anasazi Lace Soft enough for smearing, stiff enough to edge, combined with great toe jams and a precise big toe this is a great all-round shoe for beginners and advanced climbers alike. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like...
La Sportiva Finale
La Sportiva Finale Jack of all trades, master of none. This is what makes the Finale is the perfect shoe for beginner climbers.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Comfortable Good all-around performance Vibram XS Edge rubber Good at...
Evolv Defy
Evolv Defy One of the best selling climbing shoes in the world. Designed for beginners, but hold its own on hard-core climbs too. Take a look at our full review!Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like The affordable price tag Comfortable...
La Sportiva Katana Lace
La Sportiva Katana Though pricey, The Katanas are an investment that will pay for themselves in durability and versatility. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Great for edging Climbs everything Flat, yet downturned (is that even...
La Sportiva Cobra Eco
La Sportiva Cobra Eco The perfect shoe for the eco-warriors amongst us. Not only is this shoe single handedly saving the planet, but is also a force to be recond with. Take a read of our La Sportiva Cobra Eco review now!Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For...
La Sportiva Katana VCS
La Sportiva Katana VCS This all-around shoe has been around for a while now and is currently on it’s third iteration. While the Katana VCS has been updated with some minor feature upgrades, they mostly remain the same and just as reliable as...
When first starting, it’s important that you get a shoe that nurtures your climbing ability and doesn’t send you slipping and sliding down the wall.
Here are a few articles that we wrote to help the newbies:
– Best all-around climbing shoes
– Lace or velcro? What is better
– How to find the right size
– Should you wear socks whilst climbing?
La Sportiva Tarantulace
La Sportiva Tarantulace The Tarantulace is the most popular beginner climbing shoe of all time, and it's not hard to see why. Take a look at our full review now!Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Super comfortable Great at editing...
La Sportiva Katana Lace
La Sportiva Katana Though pricey, The Katanas are an investment that will pay for themselves in durability and versatility. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Great for edging Climbs everything Flat, yet downturned (is that even...
La Sportiva Katana VCS
La Sportiva Katana VCS This all-around shoe has been around for a while now and is currently on it’s third iteration. While the Katana VCS has been updated with some minor feature upgrades, they mostly remain the same and just as reliable as...
La Sportiva Finale
La Sportiva Finale Jack of all trades, master of none. This is what makes the Finale is the perfect shoe for beginner climbers.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Comfortable Good all-around performance Vibram XS Edge rubber Good at...
Five Ten Anasazi VCS
Five Ten Anasazi VCS There is little doubt about what these shoes were built for. The VCS is designed to crush the word of vertical - and less than vertical - climbing.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Good value for money...
La Sportiva Cobra Eco
La Sportiva Cobra Eco The perfect shoe for the eco-warriors amongst us. Not only is this shoe single handedly saving the planet, but is also a force to be recond with. Take a read of our La Sportiva Cobra Eco review now!Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For...
Five Ten Anasazi Lace
Five Ten Anasazi Lace Soft enough for smearing, stiff enough to edge, combined with great toe jams and a precise big toe this is a great all-round shoe for beginners and advanced climbers alike. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like...
Evolv Defy
Evolv Defy One of the best selling climbing shoes in the world. Designed for beginners, but hold its own on hard-core climbs too. Take a look at our full review!Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like The affordable price tag Comfortable...
LOOKING FOR A BARGAIN?
Butora Acro
Butora Acro Butora may not be a household name just yet, but the Acro's have some interesting features that compete with some of the best aggressive climbing shoes on the market. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Cheap performance...
Five Ten Anasazi VCS
Five Ten Anasazi VCS There is little doubt about what these shoes were built for. The VCS is designed to crush the word of vertical - and less than vertical - climbing.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Good value for money...
La Sportiva Tarantulace
La Sportiva Tarantulace The Tarantulace is the most popular beginner climbing shoe of all time, and it's not hard to see why. Take a look at our full review now!Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Super comfortable Great at editing...
Scarpa Velocity V
Scarpa Velocity V Designed for all day climbing, the Velocity V not only holds its own in the gym but also feel at home outsite too.SCARPA VELOCITY V REVIEW The brief the design boffins at Scarpa had with the Velocity V was to “build a shoe that offers...
Five Ten Anasazi Lace
Five Ten Anasazi Lace Soft enough for smearing, stiff enough to edge, combined with great toe jams and a precise big toe this is a great all-round shoe for beginners and advanced climbers alike. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like...
La Sportiva Finale
La Sportiva Finale Jack of all trades, master of none. This is what makes the Finale is the perfect shoe for beginner climbers.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Comfortable Good all-around performance Vibram XS Edge rubber Good at...
While climbing shoes are one of the most important pieces of kit you will own, it’s also one of the most expensive.
If your budget is as worn as your shoes, here are a few suggestions for you.
– On a shoestring: Best shoes under $100
– Built to last: The most durables shoes
La Sportiva Tarantulace
La Sportiva Tarantulace The Tarantulace is the most popular beginner climbing shoe of all time, and it's not hard to see why. Take a look at our full review now!Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Super comfortable Great at editing...
Butora Acro
Butora Acro Butora may not be a household name just yet, but the Acro's have some interesting features that compete with some of the best aggressive climbing shoes on the market. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Cheap performance...
Five Ten Anasazi VCS
Five Ten Anasazi VCS There is little doubt about what these shoes were built for. The VCS is designed to crush the word of vertical - and less than vertical - climbing.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Good value for money...
Five Ten Anasazi Lace
Five Ten Anasazi Lace Soft enough for smearing, stiff enough to edge, combined with great toe jams and a precise big toe this is a great all-round shoe for beginners and advanced climbers alike. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like...
La Sportiva Finale
La Sportiva Finale Jack of all trades, master of none. This is what makes the Finale is the perfect shoe for beginner climbers.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Comfortable Good all-around performance Vibram XS Edge rubber Good at...
Scarpa Velocity V
Scarpa Velocity V Designed for all day climbing, the Velocity V not only holds its own in the gym but also feel at home outsite too.SCARPA VELOCITY V REVIEW The brief the design boffins at Scarpa had with the Velocity V was to “build a shoe that offers...
HITTING THE BOULDERS?
Five Ten Dragon
Five Ten Dragon The 5.10 Dragon is a legendary shoe in the world of steep and technical bouldering, and the 2019 version does this prestigious model proud.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Precise and downturned Large toe rand Great...
Scarpa Chimera
Scarpa Chimera The brainchild of Scarpa shoe genius Heinz Mariacher, the Chimera is described by them as “the pinnacle of modern climbing shoe design and innovation” and without mincing words – it’s true.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe...
La Sportiva Miura VS
La Sportiva Miura VS The Miura VS may seem like the velcro version of the classic lace-up Miura, but don’t be fooled, these shoes also bring their own quirks and characteristics to the table. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like...
Five Ten Hiangle
Five Ten Hiangle A bouldering and sport route specialist, the Hiangle delivers great gym climbing performance.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Super sensitive C4 rubber Good for both vertical and overhung bouldering The affordable...
Boreal Dharma
Boreal Dharma For lovers of stiff shoes, the Dharma might just be the perfect shoe to add to your arsenal. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Great heel Good velcro closure Comfortable while asymmetric We Don't Like Zenith rubber...
La Sportiva Miura
La Sportiva Miura Not only is it a top pick when it comes to climbing on edges, pockets and even smearing, but it's also probably one of the best shoes on the market, period.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Great edging Versatile ...
La Sportiva Genius
La Sportiva Genius When it first came out, the Genius was described by La Sportiva as ‘the tip of a very sharp spear’ – their most complete, high-end shoe ever. Does it live up to the hype?Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Incredible...
La Sportiva Skwama
La Sportiva Skwama The king of soft shoes, precision and power have harmonised to form the Skwama. Designed to crush anything you can throw at them.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Incredible sensitivity The VERY clever heel...
Black Diamond Shadow
Black Diamond Shadow While Black Diamond is relatively new to the shoe game, they bring some pretty cool innovations to the table.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Knit technology The toe rand We Don't Like The heel Poor performance...
La Sportiva Solution
La Sportiva Solution A high-performance shoe that has been favored by some of the best in the game including Adam Ondra, Daniel Woods and many more.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Lazer precision toe 3D molded heel Amazing for...
Bouldering is fast becoming everyone’s new favorite sport. Crushing a sick problem then lying on a mat – what’s not to love?
– Bouldering shoes for beginners
– The best shoes for gym climbing
La Sportiva Miura VS
La Sportiva Miura VS The Miura VS may seem like the velcro version of the classic lace-up Miura, but don’t be fooled, these shoes also bring their own quirks and characteristics to the table. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like...
Five Ten Hiangle
Five Ten Hiangle A bouldering and sport route specialist, the Hiangle delivers great gym climbing performance.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Super sensitive C4 rubber Good for both vertical and overhung bouldering The affordable...
Butora Acro
Butora Acro Butora may not be a household name just yet, but the Acro's have some interesting features that compete with some of the best aggressive climbing shoes on the market. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Cheap performance...
Scarpa Instinct SR
Scarpa Instinct SR An incredible shoe with almost no issues, an affordable price tag, and a respectable record of brilliance from a family of shoes beloved by climbers the world over. Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Comfortable Easy...
La Sportiva Miura
La Sportiva Miura Not only is it a top pick when it comes to climbing on edges, pockets and even smearing, but it's also probably one of the best shoes on the market, period.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Great edging Versatile ...
Scarpa Chimera
Scarpa Chimera The brainchild of Scarpa shoe genius Heinz Mariacher, the Chimera is described by them as “the pinnacle of modern climbing shoe design and innovation” and without mincing words – it’s true.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe...
Evolv Shaman
Evolv Shaman The Evolv Shaman 2 is a comfortable performance shoe that gives you the tools necessary to tackle the more vertically inclined routes/problems that you are working on.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Their comfortable The...
Ocun Ozone
Ocun Ozone A dark horse in the race for the best high-performance climbing shoe, the Ozone packs the punch without the heavy price tag.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Durable and long lasting 3-Force System Good value for moneyWe...
La Sportiva Futura
La Sportiva Futura Touted as a favourite by some of La Sportiva's biggest brand ambassadors and a leader in the No-Edge revolution, the Fututra has changed the way we think about climbing shoes.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like...
La Sportiva Skwama
La Sportiva Skwama The king of soft shoes, precision and power have harmonised to form the Skwama. Designed to crush anything you can throw at them.Performance:Sensitivity:Comfort:Value For MoneyTotal ScoreWe Like Incredible sensitivity The VERY clever heel...
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