While brands large and small have developed shoes with tacky rubbers ... and rubber properties. The good (and bad) news for climbers is that there exists more climbing shoe styles, brands and ...

Many new climbers are drawn to the Tarantulace — and for good reason. These shoes ... brands, including Tenaya and SCARPA, also use XS Edge and XS Grip rubber. There is a lot of debate in the ...

Contrary to popular belief, footwork is just as important in rock climbing as upper body strength, so you'd better have a good ... of shoes in person. Don't just sample different brands and ...

Bottom Line: The Voltage LV is a good steep-climbing and bouldering quiver ... by on spots of slabbier terrain. With brands offering so many rock shoes, including “families” of shoes (lace ...

This cool, comfy shoe from Five Ten makes a very good first, second, or third pair of climbing shoes. It’s lined to ... As ...

The market responded and brands started to design approach shoes specifically for technical climbing ... For example, a shoe might have a thin sticky rubber sole for good precision while rock climbing ...

One of your most critical climbing ... shoes did somewhat shape themselves to your feet, but it was never a happy process and footwork suffered. As John Bachar once said, “You can’t have good ...