How to Choose Rock Climbing Shoes

For steep climbs on small features, pull on these evolv climbing shoes. Featuring EvoWrap™ tensioned midsoles, they're a more powerful version of the Phantom.
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| Best Use | Rock Climbing |
|---|---|
| Climbing Shoe Type | Aggressive |
| Last | Slip-lasted |
| Upper | Synthetic microsuede |
| Lining | None |
| Outsole | 3.5 mm EVO74 High Friction Rubber |
| Footwear Closure | Strap |
| Can Be Resoled | Yes |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Gender | Men's |
| Weight (Pair) | 1 lb. 4 oz. |
| Climbing Shoe Volume | High |
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I bought this shoe 3 moths ago and everything is perfect and i still love how the shoe looks but i think the quality of the front rubber is not the best i already got a hole in it and i climb normally and teh other one be careful with the adjustable strap when you are pulling because if you pull to hard it gonna rip off
Overall I would say these are the best shoes I have ever worn. Tons of power in the toe, good support, rubber is fantastic, nice low volume heel. I will say they do stretch a bit and at least for my foot I would disagree with the sizing recommendations. I went 0.5 below street size which would be smaller than the "max performance fit" and they were comfortable out of the box, now a bit loose. Wish I could find the LV version in my size because if the fit was slightly better this would be the perfect shoe.
Love the tight toe box, really helped me improve my percision on footwork. I choosed the same size with my street shoes, and it went out well, my toe definitely numbed after first few tries, but it actually break in a little. Now it is perfect fit. Beaware that this kind of shoes do change your foot dynamics when you are doing other sports, your toes are replaced with tightening climbing shoes and make them somewhat forgot how to absorb energy. Be careful when you return to other sports.
Perfect shoe for my wide foot, super stiff if that’s what you like. Used mostly for sport climbing and bouldering in a gym, they hold up really well. Like the original phantom, just stiffer and more aggressive. Sizing is similar to your street size and maybe even a half size up if it’s too tight. Loves small holds and toe hooks (even though they’re not soft) but sometimes my heel slips if I’m pulling too hard.
These shoes are a huge upgrade to the original phantoms, and that’s saying a lot because the Phantoms are already an excellent shoe. Aside from the new improved rubber, the Pros offer a sock style closer system that makes shoe comfortable right out of the box and feel slightly stiffer than Phantoms which makes them perform better on steeper overhangs.
Just had my first session in these. Right of the box they are the most comfortable shoe I have owned. My street shoe is 10.5 and I ordered a size 11. Extremely powerful and sensitive on the tiny chips. The new rubber is soft and sticky. I felt very secure on the steeps and slabs.
These shoes are great. Really good at small feet, I feel like I can really pull with my feet using these.I like the heel. I've had trouble with other shoes not fitting my heel very well, but these are great.
Got a set of these about a month ago, toe box is great heel seems a bit big. Amazingly sticky in holds, toe hooks seem effortless now definitely a massive upgrade from the to Kronos.
I'm long time Scarpa Soft Line user, I always try another brand / model and then go back to Furia S, Chimera, Drago LV for outdoors and commercial sets or Furia Air for Moonboard. I also had OG Phantoms regular. Sizing: I decided to go for Phantoms Pro LV in same size that I had for OG Phantoms (41). For reference I use Furia S, Drago LV in size 39.5, Chimera (black/blue) and Furia Air 39. La Sportiva Mandala, Mantra 39. PProLV gives different feeling - more rigid and supportive and seem to be bulky on feet compared to soft line Scarpas. My street shoe size is 41.5-42. PProLV fits my feet very well and bottom feels like glued to the feet - mainly part between heel and middle of foot moves for some models and this is not the case here. Feeling is very comfortable - I was even thinking about downsizing another 1/2 EU down but probably heel will be then too shallow and also toes will push the rand outside of sole. So happy with size 41. General use: for me it's shoe for outdoor. So far I tried it on Moonboard and outdoors. It has rigid full midsole that makes it insensitive on plastic. On small features outdoors helps. Toe hook patch - much better than OG Phantoms. It's softer - toe hooks are amazing. Still solution that Scarpa uses soft line - combining toe patch with rand - is a bit better. Heel - better than Scarpa and La Sportiva and also than OG Phantoms. Overall the top of the shoe is softer and has higher volume than the original but there is midsole that makes it stiffer and less sensitive, the rubber is noticably softer than SAS Trax and Vibram XS Grip2. I rarely do slabs or vertical climbing outdoors where the soft rubber can be limiting, but anyway intended uses of PPro is overhang. At the moment it seems that I will keep them in my quiver next to Scarpa Soft line, that means it's very good shoe from my perspective.


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