ButoraUnisex Acro Rock/Indoor Climbing Shoes

I wasn't sure what size to get, reviews mentioned to order street shoe size, but I'm like, "What brand of shoe? I wear 8.5 in Nikes, 9 in Timberlands and 8 in dress shoes." I went ahead and ordered them in size 8.5 US. They were extremely painful! I contacted backcountry to try and replace them for 9.5 US but they didn't have any in stock, so I went with size 9 US in hopes they'd stretch a bit and they did. They are perfect now! Thanks to the staff at backcountry, I got the new pair in 2 business days.They were pretty tight but not overly painful like the first pair. I had to take them off after every climb, during my first session with them, it was hard to smear and I'd even slip off good holds. After a few sessions, I was able to climb normally, smearing and all. I can wear them for most of my session without taking them off but there is some chafing with my right heel, if I wear them for far too long.Overall the quality is great! Lots of rubber on the toe and heel. Looks cool and can be pretty comfortable.P.S.I ordered these because everyone else has solutions haha I thought I'd be the cool kid since I haven't seen these at my gym. Two weeks later someone else has them now...Anyway if you have any questions, feel free to ask away!

Phenomenal shoe if it fits your foot. I've got all kinds of foot issues (bunions, mortons toe, arthritis) and these are the only aggressive shoes I've found that let me really put down power where I want it. They're also VERY VERY well made, at least the equal of La Sportiva, which is already a huge step up from Five Ten, Evolv, etc. The build quality is good enough that it's immediately noticeable when you take 'em out of the box. They don't stretch and run true to size, so buy them in your street shoe size.No shoe is entirely perfect. The heel is a bit too high-volume for me and a bit sloppy feeling at times but hasn't ever come off. The rubber isn't as good as the best from Five Ten, but it's not awful and the shape of the shoe is still holding up so I've had C4 on them most of their life. They're not particularly sensitive, but the trade off is a shoe that's stiff enough to be comfy on nasty edges and perform well even if it's not crushingly tight.Bottom line: hands-down the best shoe I've used for hard sport/bouldering.

I really wanted to like these. But they just didn't fit my heel. I have a 'la sportiva' type foot, I guess - Egyptian toe, high arch and kinda flat heel. Miura fits like a glove (2 full sizes down). Cobras fit like a glove (2 1/2 full sizes down). The Acro toe box was awesome. The arch support was awesome. But the heel is closer to a Five Ten heel. Narrow and deep. So if you have a wide or flat-ish heel these just aren't going to work.I tried my street size (US 10.5) and half down (US 10). For me, the US 10 would have been perfect if not for the weird fitting heel.Hope this helps anyone in the future trying to size the Acro but can't try them in person. I'd for sure recommend street size or 1/2 down.

I have wide feet and having a hard time finding a climbing shoe that fits wide feet but this shoe is a horrible choice. It is narrower than my Scarpa Vapor V and Scarpa Force V and horribly uncomfortable. 99% of the shoe is hard rubber including the heel cup it's like putting your foot inside of a tire comfort wise. The heel digs into the Achilles area because the rubber is so hard. I was only able to wear the shoe for about 10 seconds and couldn't even stand up in them they were so uncomfortable. If you are looking for a wide climbing shoe or one that is reasonably comfortable keep looking.

I think these shoes are fantastic. I wear size 9 street shoes and ordered 9's in these. These are my first pair of downturned shoes, and it took me a few trips to the gym to get used to the fit, and to how the shoes distribute your weight. I think the shoes broke in a bit, and now they are a a very close, comfortable fit. Actually the way the shoe wraps around my feet gives me confidence. The shoes are very good on small footholds - they are a big performance improvement over my prior 'non-aggressive' shoes. I still wear other shoes to warm up, or to do easy climbs, but now I would never try a hard climb without these. The rubber on the shoe is very solid. The shoes have definitely improved my climbing. When I see other shoes in this range at demos, I pick them up, give them a look, and don't even want to try them.

Wow!This shoe is not only the most comfortable aggressive climbing shoe I've worn but the most comfortable climbing shoe, PERIOD.The wide version is AMAZING for my wide but low volume feet. The liner is super comfortable and even with curled toes I haven't had the irritation problems most other climbing shoes give me.The shoe locks into place and has a great combination of stiffness and sensitivity for both bouldering and sport use.Very comparable to a Sportiva Katana, another great all around shoe, but far more comfortable and a MUCH better fit for wide feet.

These shoes are amazing.From a performance point of view, these are great. Espcially for overhangs and bouldering. For routes that require edging on small holds I still prefer my Miuras.Their huge benefit though, is that they are one of the only shoes In the market that offer a narrow fit. I am sized 42 with running shoes and with La Sportiva Solution I used to go down to size 38, which is insanely painful. With these however, I can go with 41.5. La Sportiva shoes, while great, fit better for wider feet (even their women models).

I really am enjoying this product. And this is a real buyer lol. I had to return the earlier shipment of this product because it ended up being a size too small. And was unbareable on my feet so I went a whole size bigger, to a 11 1/2. It was rough at first but now my foot is almost well adapted to it. It has a cool look to it and it did the job on this last outdoor rock climbing hike I did. Definitely recommend it