La Sportiva Women's Solution Rock Climbing Shoes - Lightweight & Sticky Rubber for Indoor/Outdoor Climbing - Perfect for Bouldering, Sport Climbing & Gym Training

I highly recommend this shoe if you have been climbing probably at least a year or so, have pretty good footwork, and are ready to graduate to a more aggressive shoe. I’ve loved these from the first time I climbed in them and highly recommend.(For context - I use these indoors and outdoors, for sport (lead) routes up to 5.11a/b or easier, I generally prefer face climbs but do overhangs as well.)- Good for long toes and wide-ish feet - I have long toes and I’ve found that the toe box in other brands can be so short that my second toe bends and the knuckle sticks up in a very painful way. Still happens with this shoe but less-so, and the material is forgiving so I haven’t had any major pain/issues.- Break in - I didn’t even break these guys in before throwing them on, brand new, for some outdoor leads - it went fine with mild, tolerable pain, on longer climbs as expected. They get more comfortable after a few sessions and you can tolerate them better on longer climbs over time.- Size - in the katakis and finales I sized one half size down form my normal street shoe size (6.5 down to 6), but I had to go back up to my street shoe size (37.5/ 6.5) for these guys. It was too painful in the smaller size - had I been more committed to breaking in it might have been fine, but I have no regrets. These haven’t stretched in any problematic ways since I purchased them and I feel the fit is still snug.- Heel cup - doesn’t dig in too much for short uses. But does get uncomfortable (tolerable) by the end of a longer climb, and by the end of a longer climbing session. I haven’t had it pop off on me when heel-hooking, great for heel hooks.- Strap - my other two shoes had laces and I was reluctant to get shoes without laces, but I’ve found the design of this strap still allows for a good snug fit across my foot.- Toe/foot work - FANTASTIC in my opinion for edging and teeny tiny footholds. Footholds that would be very difficult to use in other shoes are much easier to use with these. Easy to actively pull yourself into the wall from your toes due to the shape and material.- Color - I appreciate a female shoe that finally isn’t pink, purple, or teal. Just saying.BEGINNERS: I do not necessarily recommend this as the best first climbing shoe for beginners - you’ll want time to get used to the feel of a climbing shoe. This is not a shoe you’ll wear between climbs - it’s one you’ll want to take off once you’re on the ground (or sometimes while you’re being lowered ? (due to discomfort). Until you have precise foot-eye coordination, you’ll probably be missing out on some of the benefits of this shoe, so a less expensive beginner shoe is probably a better investment. All that said, if your “psych” is high and you’re ready to jump all in to climbing and want an amazing shoe - go for it! You’ll be great!This is my second pair of the shoes and I found the sizing to match my street shoe size. Great shoes for the gym or outdoors but beware that the heel rubber is fairly thick and makes heel hooks a little tricky. I also own these shoes in the comp series and the heels on the comp show are a lower profile rubber.Bought these for my friend as a bridal shower gift...she LOVES them. I would never wear them because I have sensitive feet that don't like the curve of the shoes but she is very happy about how well they work and the extra toe grip, though she admits her feet have to get used to them and she takes them off between each climb. That is the price of really good climbing shoes though I guess, but I'll stick with my beginner shoes that I can walk around in for hours.A gift for my daughter and she says that they run a little small, but this is actually expected for a climbing shoe. You want them to fit tight and they break in. The colors are exactly as pictured, very pretty, sturdy, climing shoe.Very comfortable! Worth paying more for a comfortable and high performance shoe:).Love these shoes for bouldering. I have a high arch and a wide toe box. They fit great!These are the best shoes for climbing. Hands down. You are paying for comfort. And they are great for everything on the walls as well. Will never buy another kindGreat climbing shoes highly recommend getting these