I bought these as my first pair of shoes and they were awesome. Smearing was sensational, they lack a bit for heel hooking. The toe wore out after about 7 months but a bit of shoe goo fixed that. The Stealth rubber is always good and i find the Mojave as good as my Ufo's for routes less than 45 degrees. They're still going strong after a year and a half without a resole.

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Although these are a nice shoe to climb in, and the stealth rubber is very sticky, I was very disappointed with how quickly they wore out! My pair at the moment have lasted about 6 months (used twice a week indoor+occassional outdoor), and the glue holding the rubber to the leather upper has come away... I have had them patched up several times, but I think they are now reaching the stage of throw-away. It seems the fundamental concept holding these things together is all wrong - some stitching is needed as is thicker rubber near the toe - it wears out to nothing very quickly!
I would strongly recommend you do NOT buy these shoes!

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I bought these as my first pair of rock climbing shoes. At first I was quite happy with them, as after some initial discomfort, they became quite comfortable for me to wear for 3 hours at a time at the gym. After only 3 months of climbing though, they began to show signs of significant wear, especially above the edges on the outside of my foot. I have a wide foot and what was happening was that my feet were sticking out over the edge, forcing me to rely on the curved side of my shoe for small footholds rather than the hard edge. Of course they wore through very fast and didn't hold at all on small footholds. In addition, I had problems with shoelaces breaking from doing overhanging boulder problems. While i got them resoled, I bought a pair of Red Chili Habaneros. Wow, what a difference. I should have thrown my huecos away instead of spending the money on resoling.

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This shoes don't stretch much at all. I used them for a full season and really enjoy them. They are more of a beginner shoe (so am I) and that is who should buy these.

I have only been climbing for about 8 months, therefore this is the only shoe I've owned so far (although I've tried many others). At first I found it quite painful as I wasn't used to climbing shoes. Now, however, I can go all day without cramp or any pain. The shoe is fairly assymetric which I believe helps because it is shaped to have most room where my big toe is (unlike my friends Red-Chillis). I love the stealth rubber on these which is excellent for smearing and seems to hold on forever. Things that am starting to dislike about the shoe as I try harder routes (7b,7c french grades) is that the sole is too stiff and does not relay enough information about foot holds. Also, the toe could do with being less rounded and more pointy, as I feel that they are clumsy on small edges. I believe that I am starting to dislike the shoe more, because my climbing has improved with time. I enjoy extreme overhanging sport routes at my local gym, and unfortunately, these shoes can't cut it. Overall, an excellent beginners shoe which is reassuring because of the traction of the rubber and the stiffness of the sole makes most foot holds feel stable and large (good for beginners as this doesn't require as much calf muscle strength and they don't realise that the foot hold is about 2mm wide!!) Unfortunately, when precision is required and you need information from your feet, the shoe is too stiff.

Customer Service

The sole started to peel away after my first months use (granted I climbed for 3 hours every day, but I was pretty crap). I rang up the shop where I bought them (Rock and Run in Ambleside, in the Lake District) and they said just send them back. 1.5 weeks later and I had a brand new pair arrive through the post and they have been fine ever since.

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These shoes are burly. The leather is thick, the rubber is thick and they're lined. I was climbing in some very soft, sensitive shoes so switching to a heavy shoe required some getting used to, but now that they are broken in they are great. I can feel holds under my toe (not well, but I know I'm on the hold). They don't stretch much though, so buy them comfortable. I wear a 7.5 slipper and these are an 8.5 and they fit the same.

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5.10 Razor - soft and sensitive, very nice.