Mad Rock Shark Climbing Shoes (For Men and Women)

If you are interested in these shoes, you should know a few things about them. These are a very aggressive designed shoe with a HIGH camber. This means that you will want to get a larger size than you normally would with a climbing shoe. The toe and heel design is typical to MadRock shoes, which may or may not work for you. These shoes were designed for very difficult bouldering routes, or mostly over hanging routes. These shoes were not designed to be used on multipitch routes of for casual use. The toe and heel grip is fantastic, and add to the life of the shoe. This is a good price for this shoe, but it is not for everyone.

Many of the negative reviews for this shoe come from sizing. It is true that you should get a full size larger than your street shoes. I am fortunate in that I live in Boise, so I was able to try these on in the store. I normally wear a ten and walked out with an eleven. I have only used these indoor, but I'm itching to go out and use them on the real stuff.

good shoe just a little too narrow.

This shoe is about a size and a half to small. Can not rate anything else because it is sized to small to use. Order a size and a half bigger than what you normally wear.

We bought these shoes for our 9-year old daughter to use for casual climbing. We actually bought them a size and a half big, but she could not get them on her foot due to the way the heel is formed. They fit our six year old loosely--maybe he will be able to stretch them out a little for a tight fit later on!