evolv  Shaman Lace Climbing Shoes - Men's

Received Used Product

Received used product, glue in seams is either molding or degraded so badly that it has become yellowed. Rubber on heel and toe is clearly worn down. Worst of all the shoe smells like feet. Paying for a $200 product I would expect a brand new shoe not some deadstock that someone else wore being sold to me at full price.

Great Sport Climbing Shoe

I am generally a Scarpa shoe buyer, but I tried these on at a recent Evolv shoe demo and instantly loved the fit in my street shoe size. These shoes were very comfortable for my wide feet and Morton's toe, so much I wanted to buy a pair on the spot. They didnt have any to sell, but REI did! They are plenty comfortable in street shoe size and still have great edging power. If I wanted a true 'send shoe' I might be inclined to go 1/2 down from street, but for every day training and/or multipitch, street shoe will work fine. They are also quite stiff so I am not planning on using them for bouldering where I prefer soft shoes.

My new favorite shoe

Absolutely love this shoe. I've been partial to Solutions and Instincts in the past, and this was my first Evolv shoe. After a bit of a painful break-in period, they have been fantastic. I've used them on outdoor and indoor bouldering and sport, and had the best few months of climbing ever. Precise toes, great edges, solid toe hooks, and the best heel hooks of any shoe I've worn. The rubber is still doing well too. I love the extra control the laces give, and the style, though it's not always as convenient as a strap.

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Thank you evolv

I bought the Shaman lace for use on the crag I was skeptical about the fit to take having a pair of phantoms in size 7.5 even if they fit the size of my road shoe they are much smaller but due to the neoprene thing that expands over the fingers this was not a problem. Instead for the Shaman I chose half a size more than the phanton and I must say that I immediately had an excellent sensation of precise wrapping all around the foot and the arched toes but not too much so as not to be able to keep them in the feet, it has become my Favorite shoe, I recommend it to everyone, even my son who is in the pro Evolv program is super happy to compete with shaman pro and zenith, what else to say Thank you Evolv

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Best of most worlds

Man I love these shoes. They’re bomber. Good for edging, smearing, sport, and bouldering. The shoes are fairly stiff, but even so I found they work wonderfully on slab. They’re fairly downturned as well, which had me skeptical of their effectiveness on vertical and less than vertical terrain, but my doubts were quickly dismissed. I use these for climbing on a lot of dacite, which climbs pretty similarly to granite. They work great on limestone sport climbs as well. A wonderful stiff, but not too stiff, bouldering and sport climbing shoe. I got exactly my street shoe size, maybe a half size up (I wear a 10 in vans and A 41.5 in solutions) and I got a size 10 shoe. Hurt a bit but broke in perfectly. Thanks evolv!

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Great Shoe, Finicky Sizing?

I am older than 95% of the people who are going to read this review, so take it with that grain of salt! I have been using LaSportiva shoes the duration of my climbing time. My favorite shoes for indoor climbing are the Solution; and recently the Solution Comp. For outside climbing in Utah, I’ve used the Katana Lace. I have a pair of Miura VSs, which I use on crimpy indoor challenges. I’ve tried the Skwama several times; like the toebox, but don’t like its softness and I don’t boulder. Each model has a feature I like; but none have all the features rolled into one. I decided to order the Evolve Lace because it checks all the specific boxes I like in my various Sportiva models: The edging power of the Miura VS and the Katana Lace, the split sole of the Solution and the Solution Comp and the toe box of the Skwama. Lengthwise, the share of the Shaman Lace toebox puts your toes into a definite power position, with curved support under the ball of your foot and room atop for your toe knuckles. No “Miura toes”! The extreme front edge looks thicker than the rest of the front pad, which aids toeing in on small features. The split sole makes you focus on using your big toe for power; whereas with the Katana, you can use its full length sole for additional leverage. It’s a matter of preference. I prefer “split”; especially if, during your route, you need to smear or "smedge”. I like how I can tight lace in a perfect fit midfoot with these new Shamans. The heel is quite tight, so I think your heel hooks would be successful. I can’t heel hook. I do not understand the other Reviewer's suggestion you so 1/2 down from street size; here's why: I went with size 12, because Evolve recommends your “street shoe” size; and mine is 12 (flat) on the right and 11.5 (arch) on the left. For comparison, I wear 45.5 (US12) in all my Sportiva shoes, which is a very snug but comfortable fit rather than a super tight, performance fit. It was nearly impossible for me to get my foot into this shoe and unbearably tight once I did. There is an inner seam that contacts your little toe; and with it so tight on my foot, this seam contributed to my discomfort. Since the upper is synthetic, I could not count on stretch to alleviate the discomfort; so I sent them back for a size 13, a full jump.

These are the only aggressive shoes I could find in my size and they do not disappoint. They have an aggressive toe turn that is perfect for standing on those tiny foot holds on a climb. The only issue I had with them was that they get hot quick, climbing in Red Rock in Nevada it gets very hot and these shoes don’t have the same breathability that some other shoes have. However that does not take away from the positive overall experience with these shoes! Would recommend if you are like me and need size 15 aggressive climbing shoes!

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So far so good.

I picked these up to try out in place of my Miuras and Katanas. They are super aggressive, downturned, and edge amazingly. Being synthetic there is very little to almost no stretch or shift in size. I'm looking forward to testing these out more on the rock this fall. I normally wear size 11.5 in street shoes and I don't think I could wear a smaller size then 12's.

Edging Beasts!

This is my first, but absolutely not my last, procurement of Evolve shoes. I have kinda "chubby" feet, so fitting is always a challenge. More on that in a second. I love the forefoot on this shoe! It's severely downturned, very asymmetrical, and the concavity puts your toes, especially your big toe, in exactly the right position. I like the split sole as opposed to one that extends the length of the shoe; and the heel fits snugly, although I wish it was about 1/16th of an inch higher. *I think the shoe runs quite small = I wear a 45.5/12 in a certain other brand, but had to go up to a size 13 in these; which was still "technically" snug. The rounded toe enables you to apply your big toe to very small edges. All in all a super shoe. I am ready to get some Phantoms from Evolve now!

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MI SENSACION

EL PRODUCTO ES PERFECTO TIENE UNA ADAPTACION MUY BUENA (A LO QUE SE REFIERE A MI PIE) TIENE UN BUEN CANTEO EN REGLETAS Y SIENDO UN PIE DE GATO BASTANTE DURO EN PLACA DE GRANITO ME DA MUCHA SEGURIDAD. SOLO DOS COSAS QUE CREO QUE PODRIAN MEJORAR 1- EL CORDAGE PARA MI LE FALTA SIMPLEMENTE EN LA PARTE SUPERIOR OTROS ORIFICIOS PARA PODER CERRAR UN POCO MAS. 2- LA UNION DE LA PUNTERA CON LA SUELA NO SE EL MOTIVO PERO RAPIDAMENTE SE DESPEGA. POR LO DEMAS EL SHAMAN LACE ES PERFECTO

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