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Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes

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With all-leather uppers and sticky Stealth C4 soles, the Five Ten Coyote rock climbing shoes are great for all-around climbing.

Semi-flexed, slip-lasted design offers all-around performance; low-cut profile allows ankle mobility
Stealth® C4 ultra-sticky rubber outsoles and rands offer exceptional grip and durable wear
Full-wrap rands and deep heel cups give extra traction for cracks, edges and smears
Five Ten Coyote rock shoes have unlined split-leather uppers that offer breathable comfort against the skin; unlined leather may stretch between a half and whole size

Average weight specification is per pair, based on size 9.

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Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes Customer Reviews

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Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex

4.0

(based on 67 reviews)

96%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (36)
Versatile (28)
Rugged (18)
Comfortable (14)
Sticky (6)

Cons

Flimsy (12)

Best Uses

Indoor (47)
Bouldering (42)
Outdoors (31)
Long climbs (26)
Sprint climbs (7)

- Sizing:
- Feels full size too small
  
  Feels half size too small
  
  Feels true to size
  
  78%
  (47 reviews)
  Feels half size too big
  
  Feels full size too big
- Width:
- Feels too narrow
  
  Feels true to width
  
  88%
  (52 reviews)
  Feels too wide

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (28), Avid climber (21), Getting started (19)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (14)

REVIEWS

Reviewed by 67 customers

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Jan

2009

(15 of 21 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Not enough shoe.

By timpbiker

from American Fork, UT

About Me Avid Climber

See all my reviews

Pros

Comfortable
Economical

Cons

Lower performance

Best Uses

Introductory Shoe
Long Climbs
Outdoor

Comments about Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex:

Let me first say that I've been very impressed with the Five.Ten brand--they make a great shoe. I own another pair of Five.Tens which I absolutely LOVE (the Anasazi Verde), and another pair of Five.Tens are on my wish list (the Dragons)... niether of which REI sells, but that's ok. I know where to find them. :) But there's nothing wrong with the quality of that brand of shoe at all.

However, when I was first getting into climbing and saw a need for rock shoes and I went to REI look for a pair. The sales associate was helpful, but he told me that I wanted a pair of comfortable shoes that I could destroy while learning footwork. The problem was that I went "up the grades" so fast (and I'm certainly no climbing prodigy) that I really never had a chance to destroy them. It didn't take too many attempts at 5.9s to see that these shoes were not going to get me where I wanted to go. I'll still use the Coyotes as a warm-up/cool down shoe for easy stuff, but even then I notice that they slip off edges that my Anasazis would have stuck to like glue. And forget anything really steep in the Coyotes. Just forget it right now.

Now I will say that if you aren't worried about about something that really performs well, and more focused on comfort, then this would probably be a great shoe. But if you try to climb anything hard on it, it'll ruin your footwork. I'm trying to figure out a good use for them because my pair of Coyotes are far from trashed and I want to get my money's worth out of them.

I shouldn't have let the sales associate talk me into these shoes. I should have stuck to my guns for something initially more painful and higher performing. Oh well, at least I have a better idea of what to look for in shoes now and what my own preferences are.

I marked that I would not recommend this to a friend because most of my friends are working hard trying to improve their climbing and would probably run into the same problem that I did if they bought them. Mileage with your own friends may vary.

Jul

2008

(4 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Comfortable, but breakable

By Pentrik

from Randolph, NJ

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Flimsy

Best Uses

Indoor
Long Climbs
Sprint Climbs

Comments about Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex:

This shoe is like wearing socks. It is an incredibly comfortable shoe. The Rubber takes in 2-3 days to break in, and it sticks like glue. Great for both smearing and edging. While the shoe isn't as stiff as its Velcro sibling, the shoe offers great sensitivity.

Onto the bad part. This shoe is incredibly flimsy. Other than the fact that the rubber wears away quickly with sloppy footwork, this shoe falls apart. After three months, you won't have to just replace the rubber, you're going to also have to replace the stitching to the entire shoe. The sides to these shoes have lost all sort of hold to the other pieces of leather.

Jan

2010

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Coyote

By DBM

from Fort Collins, CO

About Me Competitive Climber

See all my reviews

Pros

Bulky
Rugged
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Bouldering
Indoor
Long Climbs

Comments about Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex:

Its not the shoe that makes a good climber, its you! I have to say that up to 5.12 these shoes can get the job done. Great for indoor climbing. I used these shoes for a long time

Apr

2009

(3 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

No edges, No Jaming Capability, No toe

By Yeti907

from Anchorage

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Pros

Cons

Flimsy

Best Uses

Comments about Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex:

I will not describe myself in any of those groups. I am just a climber. This shoe is a bust. I love the color and the fit.

A climbing shoe is either a climbing shoe or it isn't and this shoe cannot hold an edge. It is too flimsy to support any kind of a jam in a crack too. Also, the toe is WAY too flimsy to hold on any kind of a real nob.

This shoe was designed to climb a 5.4 - 5.5, maybe a 5.6 and look really cool while doing it. Yet, as the other rock lizards out there will tell you, you don't really need a "rock shoe" in those grades. Even if the average person only has a rock gym available, that average person will be climbing to 5.8's and to 5.10 in a month. So there it is - a "5.10" that isn't.

It is way too flimsy to support any one type of rock situation well. This is a dog. Move along to another shoe. It cannot jam and it cannot edge, at all.

Nov

2008

(3 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Love them

By skiing, climbing trauma nurse

from Seattle, WA

About Me Avid Climber

See all my reviews

Pros

Lightweight
Rugged
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Bouldering
Indoor
Long Climbs
Outdoor
Sprint Climbs

Comments about Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex:

I climb two to three times a week for a few hours each time and these shoes are amazing, I climb with mostly really experienced climbers and I really wanted my own shoes so a about 4 months ago I went in search of a pair that I could afford (since I am a nursing student) and that I felt could do a good job. I love these shoes because they are secure on my feet, the only problem I have found is that they have given me a heel blister quite a few times, I found that a little piece of tape over my heel has helped and now the problem is almost gone. Love them!

Sep

2008

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great shoes

By ben86

from Minnesota

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Good feeling
good grip
Lightweight
Rugged

Cons

Best Uses

Bouldering
Indoor
Outdoor

Comments about Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex:

These are my first personal pair of climbing shoes and they feel much nicer than any that I have used at various gyms or borrowing friends shoes. I just got back from a weekend trip to Devils Lake, WI. These shoes performed great. I had really good feel for the rock and pretty decent traction on the slick rock there. The only remotely bad thing I can say about them is that your feet turn red from the unlined leather... Other then that an pretty solid shoe.

Jul

2008

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great Shoe, Greater Value!

By madboulder

from Los Angeles, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Bouldering

Comments about Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex:

I boulder a lot, but I'm new to the sport. This shoe fits comfortably out of the box and is fitted with a very sticky rubber (stealth C4). I love these shoes. note these shoes don't edge or smear as well as others. my other pair of rock shoes is the Montrail Zealot. They have a more aggressive shape so they're a little better for edge and smear stuff but I still prefer my 5.10s - they definitely get the job done! I wear size 10s which fit me fairly snug, so I just got the same size for my 5.10s - great fit with plenty of room to lace up tight when they stretch out!

Jun

2008

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

great starter shoes

By jungleboy82

from Victorville, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Rugged
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Firstbeginner shoes
Outdoor

Comments about Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex:

These shoes have some of the best rubber composition for the price. I highly recommend these for a first set of climbing shoes or for climbing that is not too extreme. I wear a size 12 shoe normally and a 11.5 in this climbing shoe. They are not too uncomfortable for climbing shoes due to the fact that they are not very aggressive.

May

2008

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great beginner shoe

By plugger

from Washington DC

About Me Getting Started

See all my reviews

Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Indoor
Outdoor

Comments about Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex:

This is my first pair of shoes, thought I have tried others, and I think it is a great beginner shoe. You will want to buy them about 1 size too small because they will stretch and you may want to keep a little bottle of powder to put in them after you climb, but my guess is that will be true for most shoes. Once they were broken in (stretched out) they were very comfortable. This only took about three days of climbing to accomplish. I could wear them all day now. For a beginner, I find them to be plenty sticky and functional, although I agree with some of the others that they are not quite as good on the edge as I would like.

Oct

2007

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Just OK

By ilikepargo

from Whittier, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Five Ten Coyote Rock Shoes - Unisex:

Ok for a wider foot. Tough to predict the size though, as the stretch is signifigant. Reasonably comfortable, so I can wear it for a while without pulling it off to rest after every route. Decent for multipitch routes. But not terribly precise. Not great for edging, Ok for smearing. This is a good first shoe for someone who's just getting started, which is exactly how I used it.

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