Side by Side Comparison of: La Sportiva

Perfect shoes for beginners. Cute color. I never wear socks with them and they've never irritated any parts of my feet and also don't stink at all.

These are perfect and fit to size

EPIC CLIMBING SHOE!!! I love the lace up vs. Velcro and these are like a Timex watch, they take a lickin' and keep on tickin'! Great quality and I've worn them a ton outside climbing, and they still look fairly new!!!

Make sure you go and get your foot measured in the same model before buying online because rock climbing shoes vary in sizes and you really can't predict what size you will be. GREAT SHOES. I really love them! I am a beginner and they work a million times better, and feel so much more comfortable, then the shoes I was renting from the gym for the first month. I get compliments on them pretty often because they look great too.

The rock climbing shoes should be 1-2 size smaller than your normal shoes size. My normal feet size is 5-5.5 (US Size). I bought this shoes as 4.5, and the first several times, my feet felt hurt when I ware them, but after several times, my feet can feel used to it, and it works really great for rock climbing.

These are my first climbing shoes! Whoever said climbing shoes were supposed to hurt was wrong - I usually wear a size 7 1/2 shoe, so I got the size 6 1/2 in these, and they're surprisingly comfortable! Well worth the investment! :)

A little tight with socks but perfect without. Have yet to climb with them though.

good quality, fit well

I love the color, and for the price they perform as expected. They were a little bigger than what I needed but it's hard to know what size you need without trying on for each brand before buying. It's better to buy shoes a little smaller for Rick climbing, you use your big toe so all the weight needs to adjust to your big toe, not be evened out

I normally wear a size 8. Since you climb w out socks and want them snug, I bought the 7.5. I've worn them twice for indoor climbing w no issues. I only climb about an hour each time.

I'm a beginner climber and these shoes have worked well for me so far (1 month in). In the future I may get velcro instead of laces, but it's nice to be able to adjust the tightness of the shoe via lace.

Order a size larger than you'd expect. These shoes fit tight, and they are supposed to, but they should also be comfortable. Just use the free returns and get a larger size if you have an issue. Great quality though

These shoes were ok, I ordered them in a 36M ( I usually wear street shoe size 7). I tried these out and while they worked ok the back where my heel was dug into my foot to much to the point where I could not keep them on for more than 2 min intervals. The shoe size fit well I just did not like the feel of the shoe.I ended up getting the Scarpa Women's Vapor V in a 38.5 and I could not be happier.

Pro: these shoes fit my feet like a glove. So comfortable, yet so snug, making climbing up walls a pleasure.Big Con: I've had three pairs of these fall apart on me, each lasting less than 6 months. The rubber wears through instantly, followed by the rand. Two of my pairs wore all the way through to my toes, and one pair also had a shoelace loop bust after one month. Resoling is usually the solution for vigilant climbers, who catch their shoes before they're too far gone....but please, resoling after 4 months? That's ridiculous. I climb 2-3x per week in the gym. I'm not particularly aggressive, though it should be noted that the wearing is always in the exact same spot on my left toe, so it could be user-specific. The La Sportiva warranty is garbage. I swore off these shoes for a while...until I tried on 4 other brands and could find no other shoes that fit. I guess I'm chained to these shoes now...just have to be very vigilant of the state of the rubber...

These are really cute shoes, but the size chart on Amazon.com is wrong. I purchased a pair of shoes in Euro size 41, which the chart says is equivalent to a U.S. size 9, but the tag in the shoe says that Euro size 41 equals U.S. size 8.5, not U.S. size 9. I recommend trying these shoes on in store before purchasing them on Amazon.com. Other than that, the shoes are fine.

Live the fit and color. Mininalizes slipping

Gave it to my mother who is a 7.5 in street shoes. If you're a 6.5US street I recommend 36-36.5. I ended stopping by my local REI to get the nago in 36.

I chose 3 stars because the shoe was too big but, I would rate it bigger if it was the right size. I used the sizing chart to get my size and it was completely off. Once I get the right size I'll post another review on them once I use them. They seemed like really good shoes.

I am a size 7.5 us size and these shoes are meant for size 6.5 us and they still are too big!!got a 38.5 (USA:6.5) Im a 7.5USA too big still

Firstly, I'm a beginner and am not an expert when it comes to climbing footwear so this review is solely based on my experience with the product.I wear a size 6 street shoe, but I bought these in a UK 37. They were comfortable to walk around in until I felt that they started to dig into my ankles both when climbing and walking. As for my wall experience, I felt that this rubber wasn't sticky enough--I was slipping off the wall more than I did when I used the rental shoes at the gym I go to. Sure, I bought these because they were fairly inexpensive for climbing shoes and did not want to spend so much on a sport I was starting out in, but I really hated how they felt on my feet and how they felt on the wall.I ended up returning them for the Lavendar Butora Endeavor which I bought in a 6.5. They cost a bit more but they stick on the wall better and another plus was that they have lower backs to accommodate ankle comfort. Even though they cost a bit more, they were worth I enjoy them more than the tarantulaces.

It hurt my ankle,and size is larger than I expected

I found that the size is not as fit as described .. I usually wear 8 and I bought a 7 1/2, but this is way more bigger than I expected.. It cannot support me on the foot holder.. I want to exchanged it but have to pay for post which is sucks!!

Ended returning them, appreciate the seller as they gave me a refund but ran into someone at the gym who bought them thinking what a steal but said the rubber barely sticks! Decided to pay more for a better La Sportiva shoe, disappointed in La Sportiva for not giving the quality they are known for.

This is my first pair of climbing shoes. I am size 7.5 or 8 and got size 39 because the shoes are supposed to be tight. The first time (and the only time) I wore the shoes without socks for 3 hours straight. The shoes were painful and tight, when I took off the shoes, I had blister at several different areas. I really didn't like the shoes, returning them.

Sizing on the box read: EUR 42, USA 10Sizing on the shoe read: EUR 42, USA 9Did not match!