La Sportiva  Finale Climbing Shoes - Men's

I like it for now

Since it’s my first pair of climbing shoes I decided to get exactly the same size as my street shoes (44 EUR - 10.5 US). And it fits good. Big toe touches the tip off the shoe and my middle toe slightly curved because it’s little bit longer than the big toe. I don't feel any discomfort during all training session in a gym. Maybe a half size smaller (43.5 EUR) would be perfect cuz it stretches over time I guess. But right now, after 2 sessions it feels great. And I like how it looks. The color and overall design is good, like it a lot (colors on the photos I attached are little bit faded. In real life shoes are colorful). I will write an update about durability, stretch, etc. in couple months.

Great shoe upgrade from beginner shoe

I have been climbing for just about a year and a half now, bouldering inside and outside, as well as top rope, and the shoe I was using before I bought these were the La Sportiva Tarantulaces. However, whenever it was time for them to get resoled, I felt like it was time for me to upgrade my shoe instead of just replacing it. For me shoelaces were important since I like the precision in terms of tightness, and after trying on a lot of the pairs, the Finale's are what I went with over the TC Pro's due to price, and level of aggressiveness. After using the Finale's for just about a month now, the immediate improvement in shoe capability was noticeable coming from the Tarantulaces. The Finale's are slightly asymmetrical, but still relatively comfortable even with a proper (for me) fit, and are just slightly aggressive. I have noticed with the upgrade from Tarantulaces, that with the Finale's I have more edge control, toe feel, and smearing is a much more consistent experience. If you are coming from Tarantulaces, these are a worthy upgrade, and I would argue that I wish I had just gone straight to these from rentals instead of the Tarantulaces in between.

Incredibly Comfortable

Purchased the Finale to replace a pair of lace Miura's I'd had for years and resoled twice. Had to size down from 44 to 43.5 but the fit is fantastic out of the box. Been gym climbing in them twice a week for six months - no stretching or any issues at all. Highly recommend.

Comfy for Morton’s toe!

Amazed how comfortable these shoes are for my Morton’s toe. Normally I either have to upsize and have a sloppy heel, or downsize for a good heel fit and crush my toes. My street shoe size is 42.5 and I got these in 42.5 as well and they fit perfect!

Great value for money

They are a really good pair of all around shoes. Their performance is not the best on severely overhanging routes, but that's something you'd expect by the design, comfort and performance on slabby to vertical (and even slightly overhanging) routes (and not roofs) is clearly what most of the design emphasis was placed in. I got my first 10d onsight outdoors with those, and I've had days in which I was wearing them for more than 8 hours multipitching and my feet would feel very okay afterwards (taking them off on most belays of course). I've never felt that they've held me back in any way, be it outdoor 10d's/11a's , or indoor v6's. My previous pair of finale's lasted me 10 months, and they only broke down in the sharp limestone of El Potrero Chico after taking very significant abuse, including a decent amount of crackwork. Maybe if you are pushing 12's outdoors or something equivalent indoors, you might be better served by something else, and if you climb a lot of cracks you'll be better served by a pair of TC pro's, but for most moderate stuff out there (or indoors) these will do the job really well, and they'll do it at a reasonable price too.

Solid all around and 5 stars given the price.

For shoe size I wear a US 12 and got the equivalent of 11.5 which is a 45.5. My left foot is almost 1/2 size bigger than my right and I have to slip my heel out of just the left one every few climbs at the gym while taking turns belaying my partner. So every 30 minutes or so. The right foot even with all of the toes touching the front only needs a break every hour. I only recently got back into climbing after an 8 year break so I cant really hone in on what it does and doesn't do well. They're comfortable and grippy, I can feel the holds well climbing at 5.9 level, and they do fine on outdoor sandstone. Durability after 9 or 10 sessions lasting an hour or so is good. No real noticeable wear, Also not a ton of stretch if any. Depending on how I progress I would pick up another pair if they wore out before needing a more aggressive shoe.

Great everyday shoe, good price, little big

I bought these in the store and was surprised at how small of a size I could squeeze my foot into. I purchased US Men's 9.5 (EU 42.5) and my previous shoes were Katana Laces US Men's 11.5 (EU 45). I wouldn't recommend sizing down 2 full sizes, but I would recommend sizing down if you're in between.

Surprisingly good for the price

I bought these to wear while I had my TCPros resoled. I need a shoe that does well on micro ledges and works for crack climbing. I was pleasantly surprised at how well these do as a replacement for my TCPros at about half the price. Very comfortable, very respectable performance for a budget shoe.

Switched from 5.10 - never going back

Picked these up, had used 5.10's for 15 years. Recently got some moccasyms that destroyed my feet, split my toenail in half. Grabbed these cuz they felt so good when I tried them on - first shoe Ive ever been able to leave on between climbs, and perform very well

These were my first pair, and they were great. The laces allowed me to adjust the pressure, and the extra thickness of the rubber helped them last as I got better with footwork. The price was good for starters, too. Everyone is different, but for me, I wear a size 10.5 Men's US in Adidas, and I found the size 42 EU to fit uncomfortably but not painfully.