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Miura VS (Manufacturer link) popular Average Rating = 4.52/5 Average Rating : 4.52/5

In: Gear: Shoes: Climbing Shoes: Velcro

Yup- awesome shoe 5 out of 5 stars

Review by: dmonkeysolo, 2008-10-02


This shoe is amazing. I have wide feet with a longer second and third toe. I thought for sure I would be in trouble, but these shoes fit comfortably straight away, and have only gotten nicer since I have been climbing in them. They have a channel of sorts for your toes to turn down into and plenty of room for your crimped knuckles. Excellent design. I wear a 10 street and I am using size 41 Euro. I will say though that although they have the P3, already the down turned shape has faded quite a bit. That said, I do not think it matters. These shoes do it all. They are amazing edgers, no dead space-great for hooking, and they smear quite well also. I find when I smear I use less surface area of the shoe. These are killer shoes!


Spider (Manufacturer link) Average Rating = 3.57/5 Average Rating : 3.57/5

In: Gear: Shoes: Climbing Shoes: Velcro

New Boreal Spiders 5 out of 5 stars

Review by: dmonkeysolo, 2007-07-07


These are my third pair of shoes after 5.10s (stretched like 3 sizes!) and Spider Lace-ups (-oops!- do not stretch, and knuckle my toes to much for a full day). I have to say that contrary to the reviews of them being to soft I have found them to be excellent shoes! I bought them a half size larger than my lace ups and though the lace ups are great edgers, I prefer the Velcros big time. After the first few times in them while my toes got into the game more I can hit the micro edges easily. I may just be blessed with strong feet! They are kick-ass! And their new color is pretty snazzy too! No stretch in these pups either. You can step on the smallest crystal and feel the shoes ease right into it and stick like glue.