Piton Climbing Shoe

I bought the pitons looking for something that would fit into narrower cracks better. And they did! But they are not good for climbing faces or smearing.
I've taken several falls due to these shoes rolling off footholds. This was on climbs I'd done before and not fallen, had no problems in the past or at the time, then BAM! my foot popped off. It happened repeatedly and I eventually realized the culprit. If you want a really good all around shoe find something else.

So after a day in yosemite my five ten Prisms were retired. I went up to the lodge and picked up a pair of Pitons at the climbing shop. The next couple days were awesome it is a great all-around shoe smears great when it is loosened and edges when tightened I was able to go from 13 in the prisim to a 12.5 in the piton. They are an excellant all day shoe!

This is the most comfortable climbing shoe I have ever worn.

I started in a pair of 5.10 coyotes, and when it was time for something stiffer, I tried several pair on.
I have pretty big toes, and have always had some discomfort and even "runners toe" the blackening of a nail.

These have a huge toe box, yet are very sensitive to feel.

I wear the same size in these as my street shoes (keens) and am happy as a clam.

I may end up buying another pair just to have in reserve for when they stop production.

I've had my pair for almost 3 years and with one resole, they lock beautifully in cracks and work great. 2 years ago when i broke my ankle i told them they could NOT cut the shoe... caught them just in time... great shoe and i'll be keeping them for quite a few years (with resoles)

I have to say that I am a big fan of moccasyms, the way the feel painted on after a break in period is un parralelled, they were my secret weapons for sensitivity, performance and comfort. The Pitons are my new secret weapons. They were not as comfortable as I had hoped right off the shelves, but I knew that the all leather construction would mold over time. I wear a 10.5 street shoe, but sized down to 8.5 or 9 for these beauties.
Unlike the moccs, these shoes offer support enough to edge properly, but still retain just enough flexibility to smear. If I know I'm going to be smearing a lot though, I'll either loosen them a bit or wear the moccs.
These shoes feel like prescision instruments on my feet now, delicate enough feel tiny ripples of a face, and padded up top to offer protecton from the most disgusting foot jams. These were my go-to shoe for my most recent trip to AZ, and they cam through in spades.
To recap:
Comfort for all day and nasty cracks.
Precision for nickle and dime edges.
Sensitivity for V5 slab boulder problems.

"from my cold dead hands..."