An amazing shoe for micro edges amazing however they do not strectch at all.

My first pair of climbing shoes. And they were on clearance, so I got a great deal. My only complaint is that they have stretched a bit, so they do not fit as well as they originally did. But overall, a great shoe. Although, the tongue is over sized and textured so that my foot looks scaley like lizard skin when I take my shoe off. But really comfy shoes. And they look cool. I am not a fan of the pastel and BRIGHT YELLOW shoes that a lot of people seem to have these days. Yep. I'd buy em again, but two sizes smaller.

These are excellent all-day shoes! I literally forget that I have them on, and this is only two weeks after buying them. If they fit the shape of your foot, I would suggest sizing them so that you can just barely straighten your toes against the tension of the rand. They will stretch a quarter to a half size (my experience so far) and then you'll have a bomber long-route shoe with beefier rands than any other shoe I've ever seen.

The other alternative is to size them as printed on the box, you will have a very sensitive (but possibly quite painful due to the lining) high-performance edging shoe that knuckles your toes for power. I am seriously considering buying a second pair, a full size smaller, for exactly that purpose. They are that good.

Other than my Mythoses, I have never worn a shoe that was so versatile and fit my foot so well. These shoes restored my confidence in Boreal, which after a pair of Bambas broke on me many years ago, was not easy to do. For very thin cracks, I will still wear my Mythos. But for the majority of long days on varied terrain, I am now wearing these as my primary shoes.

The Spider is a good shoe, but a bit on the expensive side. Its relly comfortable when you get the lacing done to fit your feet. It has hugely oversized tongues, which feels wierd at first, but does a great job of protecting you from getting rub marks on the top of your feet where the edge of the shoe meets the skin. You still get the trademark Boreal fart from the heel when you walk around alot in them on hot days. Excellent shoe for edging, but also worked really nice smearing at J-Tree. Double loops on the heel make them easy to get on and off. Love em.

The Boreal Spider's are a very well built shoe, and super comfortable. I fell in love with them instantly. The rubber is very stiff and makes edging great. The lacing system has a couple options that help suck the heel up to your foot so you don't have to do the crossover lacing thing you do with normal lace ups. The rubber is not quite as sticky as C4 but I felt very confident standing on little nubs and in tight cracks. It doesn't do much for your climbing but you'll look really cool wearin em because they don't have some gay purple or pink color on em. I highly recommend them for long multi-pitch routes or just wearing them all day. They are well worth the money not only becuase of the high performance but they are so well built that they will last through many resolings. Oh and they worked great in J-tree.