Narrow feet? This is the shoe for you. I did a good amount of due diligence before finding Mythos and I was glad I waited. I'm having them resoled now with C4. I climb in the gym during the week about 2-3 times and then boulder on the weekends and this shoe has proven amazing. They fit me better than a sock, and they are so freaking sensitive. The beauty is that with the lacing system (complicated to re-lace...) these shoes fit better than slippers. Heel hooking with no worries that the heel will peal off your sweaty foot.

They come with thin rubber, 3mm I think - so you don't want to do alot of dragging your feet over rough stone as you'll be hitting the rand pretty quick. I'm a 10 1/2 street shoe and I got them in 42 and they take about a week to stretch a bit, but the stiching is great so you won't get sloppy like old slippers will.

What can I say? These shoes are probably the last model I'll ever buy.

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La Sportiva is an amazing company, but has a cheesey web site at www.lasportiva.com - enjoy the mission impossible theme.

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5.10
Boreal

I've had over 15 pair of climbing shoes in my 12 year rock climbing career, the mythos edge and smear better than all. I have wide feet.
I take a 41.5 in these.
42.5 in sportiva synchro (an OK shoe, insensitive and painful)

the worst shoe for me I ever tried was the Scarpa Dominator. in 42.5 they were WAY too long and too narrow. I wear a 10.5 or 11 street shoe.
It amazes me that a floppy slipper like the mythos can edge on dimes, but they do.

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scarpa le menestral (great edging)
sportiva mega (great edging)
five-ten vertical (edging and smearing)
sportiva synchro (stiff good edging)
boreal aces (OK edging, too stiff)
boreal lasers (useless for me)
sportiva mariachers(like bricks)

An unbelievably good trad shoe. They are great for cracks, slabs, technical face, and even steep routes. They edge pretty well also, though I wouldn't recommend them for long edging routes (my feet were toasted after climbing Prince of Darkness at Red Rocks) as the sole is fairly soft. My only complaint is their lack of durability. The lack of a lining on long routes means lots of sweating which causes the leather to stiffen over time. Also, they are difficult to re-lace (or find laces long enough for that matter) if the laces break (mine did). Overall though, these shoes are highly recommended for trad if you prefer a bit of sensitivity over stability.

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Sportiva Kaukulator, Miura, Cobra

very good for beginner too. Gives good support for the foot - is quite firm especially when the foot is twisting.

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Ok, there's not much climbing in Nebraska but I have used these on quartzite in Minnesota and on Limestone, along with in the gym. The shoe is slip-lasted and pretty soft and flexible. In other words, make sure your foot is strong enough for them. Edging is pretty good but not as good as the Boreal Ace's that i also have used. However, these suckers shine in the gym, in pockets, or in small cracks where you need a bit more flexibility. Not a beginner's shoe and I am a beginner so I suffered. However, the more you climb and the stronger you get, the more you like these shoes.

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Boreal Ace Boreal (high tops from the mid 80's. Ace's are great all-around shoes. The high-tops are great for cracks.

This is not an all-around shoe, but is the best I have used for delicate foot placements. You can fell every bump, edge , crack or crease in the rock, giving you unmatched feel, if you are into that. If you own a fairly stiff shoe, like the Boreal Ace, try this as a compliment to it. A very good bouldering shoe.

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This is a great shoe for everything except long cracks. The slip-lasted sole and thin rubber really combine to give you a great feel for the rock. I wouldn't recommend using them as an every day gym shoe though since you can quickly wear through the toes on the gritty holds commonly found in gyms.

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Enduro, Kaukulator & some older Scapras

I can't understand the dude's review below. The mythos is the best shoe I have ever climbed in, and I've climbed in a LOT of shoes. All I can say is the shoe you buy totally depends on fit (i.e., the shape of your foot) and the type of climbing you're into. These are for people who climb hard (.11a-.14a) slabs with lotsa micro crimps and dime foots. The Mythos are edging machines! But they're also plenty soft at the ball to flex for smearing. So if you climb steep, crimpy slabs around .12ish, these are the shoes for you. My only bitch is theses shoes are difficult to resole. Usually, the toe wears thru in the rand rather than the sole, so you need to do rand work.

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Had some resoled at... damn can't remember the name of the place. Somewhere in Boulder, CO? Rock n' something-or-other... did a good job.

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Most of em!

This is unfortunately one of the worst climbing shoes i have ever tried. It is absoultely impossible to use in rock, but handles a little better indoors (plastic). You can really feel the terrain and the shoe is good as far as fine footwork goes, but try using it for more than 1 hour. BOY! I got all sorts of cramps in my feet ant they really hurt after a few hours. Also impossible to climb vertical limestone, only overhangs. If your foot is wide and flat - avoid this shoe at all costs.

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Boreal Laser, Boreal Stinger, La Sportiva Kendo

This is what I found to replace my old Scarpa Phantoms. The feel on the rock is great but I have some problems with heel slippage because of the width in the back. I have no complaints as far as how they handle on any type of rock. A good balancey shoe that still handles cracks well.

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I had a little trouble with them following my directions on an order I placed.

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