evolv  Kira Climbing Shoes - Women's

I bought these shoes from REI and had to exchange them with Evolv to get the right size. Even then, I am currently wearing them and am trying my best to break them in, but they are small. I wear a street size 8.5, bought the 9.5, returned them and got a 10.5 and wish I had gone bigger to a size 11. Very tight on the toes too. When in doubt, go 2 to 2.5 sizes bigger. REI only carries up to a size 10, but Evolv carries these up to a size 11. Haven't climbed on them yet but according to my linoleum floors, they are very sticky. They are also vegan, so that is a win! Good luck, and buy a much bigger size than you think.

Overall these shoes are great. I wear a 6.5 street size and initially ordered a size up after hearing these run small. After a week of misery, I exchanged the 7.5's for 8's. I've been climbing on them 3-4x a week for two months now, both indoors and outdoors. I haven't noticed any stretch. My only complaint is that I've found I have a rather low volume heel and I don't fill out the heel cup very well.

So far I really like these shoes. I was having a hard time finding a pair of all around climbing shoes that were comfortable but still aggressive. I recommend trying on pairs in person if that is an option. They are a little tight, but seem to be stretching with time. They've been particularly good for bouldering and sport climbing, but I have also used them for trad.

I want to start off by saying I love these shoes. The extra rubber for toe and heel hooking is excellent. They are also pretty comfortable most of the time for being slightly aggressive shoes. I am currently only using them in the gym but they have done well on many different styles of climbing. My only complaint is that they are so small. I normally wear a 7 in la sportivas and I had to order a 9 in these. My street shoe is a 6.5 so if you are ordering these I would go up 2-2.5 sizes!

These shoes run so much smaller than the other Kira’s, but once you break them in and if they fit, they’re amazing ! I’m a size 8 and I had to get size 11 at the factory . 2/3 sizes smaller than they are.

Just did my first day of climbing with these and they are incredible! Fit like a glove, super sticky, very nimble. Not comfortable to wear for walking or standing around belaying. I had to go up two full sizes from a roomy 38 in my sportiva tarantulace to a snug 40 in these, and my womens street shoes are size 7.

Finally bought my first climbing shoe and I was really worried I was buying too big. My street shoe size is women's 5 and I bought these in a size 7. They felt very snug though, bordering on, but not quite painful. After climbing in them for a few months, I'm really pleased with them. I was afraid because of the size they were listed as that they were going to be huge when they got broken in, but so far, so good. At this point they're just tight not really painful. They allow me to edge reliably, smear well, and really focus on tiny points.

I was wearing a women's size 7 in a different Evolv shoe and had to size up to a 9 in these. Just got them today, but I think I'll like them.

Heard from the folks in the store to order your street shoe size in any evolv climbing shoes. I usually wear a 39.5 in climbing shoes but am going to go with street size 9.5, I think that is a 41.5- I tried on a ton of climbing shoes this time around and every other brand I was a 39.5 so I'm guessing my recommendation would be to order street shoe size or 2 sizes up from your usual climbing shoe euro size.

I did all my research and ordered my size. They were so small that I couldn't get them on (think 3-4 sizes too small). I was disappointed that there was no mention of the size difference in the description. I am new to climbing (indoor) so I am unaware if an understood "order three sizes up" exists. Other than that they look great and I will be ordering a new *larger* pair. I'm giving it 2 stars, not because they aren't solid quality, but rather so people will read about the size.