Comments on: How to Buy Shoes for Bouldering

on 2/19/2008 my street shoe size is 10 1/2 and i wear an 8 climbing shoe. if you know you love bouldering and are gonna stick to it, and you're tired of renting shoes, get some aggressive shoes as far as the fit goes.
as far as how far the toe is turned down, unless you KNOW that's what you want, don't go too extreme. a little campus is good but too much isn't good if it's your first shoe. there are all sorts of shoes for all sorts of feet. the important thing is not the look but how it fits and feels. it should fit your foot like a glove. or in this case a....sock. and it'll hurt. a lot. but don't worry about that. they'll break in after climbing with them for awhile and your toes will toughen. i got my first pair a couple of weeks ago. i've been bouldering for about 5 or 6 two hour sessions and they've broken in a bit already. i'm really glad i didn't go for the 8 1/2s for comforts sake. if you go

on 2/19/2008 my street shoe size is 10 1/2 and i wear an 8 climbing shoe. if you know you love bouldering and are gonna stick to it, and you're tired of renting shoes, get some aggressive shoes as far as the fit goes.
as far as how far the toe is turned down, unless you KNOW that's what you want, don't go too extreme. a little campus is good but too much isn't good if it's your first shoe. there are all sorts of shoes for all sorts of feet. the important thing is not the look but how it fits and feels. it should fit your foot like a glove. or in this case a....sock. and it'll hurt. a lot. but don't worry about that. they'll break in after climbing with them for awhile and your toes will toughen. i got my first pair a couple of weeks ago. i've been bouldering for about 5 or 6 two hour sessions and they've broken in a bit already. i'm really glad i didn't go for the 8 1/2s for comforts sake. if you go

on 11/30/2005 If you are doing a lot of bouldering you might want to look out for shoes designed specificly for bouldering, they have much more cusioning than regular shoes and can help lots when falling often!!