Scarpa Marathon Climbing Shoes (For Men and Women)

Ordered for my daughter so she could try climbing.Loved the returns policy for zeroing in on size.

First pair I have purchased and I absolutely love them. They're versatile- outdoor or indoor climbing- and I have used them a lot and they're holding up well. Great edges and nice "suction cup" things on the heel. Great value.

Shoes are not as small as these people are saying. When you know about climbing, you know shoes should fit like a glove, and there should be no space between the tip of your toes and the shoe, in fact, it should fit snug to the extent of making it uncomfortable to painful to walk in them. On real rock, your life depends on it, and you should have no gap at all in the front and sides of your shoe. Your toes should feel cramped, but should be comfortable ON ROCK. Is obvious people are trygin comfort on floor like regular shoes, and that is an amazing mistake. Another thing to consider when buying shoes, is whether they are natural or synthetic. When they are natural, as these are, you should buy them even a half size smaller than synthetic, so the stretching won't create a comfortable on floor shoe. The right fit in these is maximum one size larger than your street size, an advanced climber would go up only half a size. If you can't handle it, rock climbing is not for you because you don't understand the basics.

Excellent value, order at least 1/2 size up

Sizes run extremely small. They are not ladies sizes, more like toddlers. What was supposed to be a ladies size 5 turned out to be more like a childs size 12.