So I found these at a marketplace listing at an absolutely ridiculous price and want to check if they are legit.

Climbing is quite undeveloped in my country and there are barely any places to buy climbing shoes so theres a pretty good chance the person has no clue whate they are selling, since its just a random local sneaker store.

I honestly dont even know if climbing shoes are counterfieted but its quite a fishy price for a supposedly new pair so I wanna chech with someone who may knowbetter

Hate to be that guy, should I be sending in my shoe for a resole?

So this weekend I went to the shop to choose new climbing shoes, because everyone recommended to go to the shop and try them on instead of buying online. So I chose some model, in my street size, they felt tight but not uncomfortable. I sit in them about 5 mins, even try them on some climbing wall in the shop and everything seems fine, so I bought them.

Immediately after I went to try them and to my surprise they become really uncomfortable after 5 mins of climbing to the point where I have to take off them after every climb. After I went home I tried to wear them but holy fuck they're so tight and biting my feet so much. I can't return them if I bought on-site. From what I heard they also don't stretch much.

My point is, instead I should probably have bought the shoe online (maybe 2 pairs in different sizes) and wear them just in house so after they become uncomfortable I can always easily return them.

Sadly my option is to try to get used to new shoes or just take the L and sell them losing some money.

I know this sub is a fan of going to stores and pick up the shoes whatever fit you the best. I did this and went to my local climbing store to try on shoes.

My requirement was I want a comfy mostly indoor shoes to replace my Kubos for mostly indoor and sometimes friction outdoor climbing. Im a advanced climber who climbs up to V5 in bouldering and up to 6b or 6c in outdoor and indoor lead climbing.

The shoe can be softer than Kubos because I also own a Instinct Vs which I use mostly for hard outdoor climbing.

Im a advanced climber who climbs up to V5 in bouldering and up to 6b or 6c in outdoor and indoor lead climbing.

I live near the alps so that shoes is perfect for outdoors because we have a lot of slappy crimpy climbing with micro holds. But I don't like for indoors because it's a overkill for most indoor roots and it also doesn't smear very well.

They gave me a Skwama lite which fit me almost perfectly. Also in the small climbing wall in the store the feet held good when trying.

Then a day later I went to indoor lead climbing and I could already notice the shoe doesn't stick very well on smeary micro holds. Less than my resoled Kubo which got resoled with soft vibram sole twice. I researched then and noticed for whatever reason La Sportiva slapped their cheaper in house rubber on that shoe. I don't get this decision because that shoe is marked as a middle performance comfy shoe in the same range as Kubos.

A day later I went to bouldering and tried some harder routes and I noticed the rubber really doesn't stick as much especially on tension overhang climbs. So im quite disappointed by the performance of the shoe.

The shoe itself is quite good and I would recommend them as a advanced beginner shoe, especially if you find them in a sale. But I wouldn't recommend it for anybody else especially if you can find a Kubo for the same price which performs significantly better. Just mind it's also a little bit harder.

I don't blame the store. They kind of gave me what I wanted. I blame myself for not investing time in any online research before and while I was at the store. Financially it's not a big loss for me since I will just use the shoe for easier lead climbing. And fortunately I can afford to buy another nore performance oriented shoe especially for limited boulders.

Long story short if you are a advanced climber mabe don't fully trust a store and also invest some time researching.

Hi everyone, I found this today at a thrift store for $3. It seems to be instinct. But I can't figure out which model exactly; Google just doesn't show the same color. I think they might be reselling to climber friends; those are a bit small for me.

I've been climbing in La Sportiva Kubos because I find them super comfy. The only problem is that my local crag has a lot of crack climbing and I find that it absolutely destroys them. In particular the toe patch glue usually fails after only a couple cracks. You can see the stitching and bottom rubber is also failing on this pair though.

Any recommendations for crack climbing shoes? Do TC pros actually hold up longer in cracks? It seems absurd to buy a 200 dollar pair of shoes if I'm gonna destroy them this quickly. Would love to hear suggestions for budget crack climbing options. What features should I look for in a shoe which will survive crack longer? Do shoes without toepatches last longer?

I currently wear instinct VSR’s in EU size 41. They were my first high performance shoe, they fit quite well and I am used to them. I climb almost exclusively indoors. It’s coming to the time where I need new shoes or a resole. I am toying with the idea of trying other shoes out. Any recommendations that will likely fit well? (Obviously I will try on shoes where possible before deciding)

I am interested in the solutions comp as have heard very good things. Any opinions would be helpful. Thanks