rock climbing shoes – Climbing Gear Reviews

Arc’teryx Konseal Shoe Review 2025: The Ultimate Technical Approach Shoe for Scrambling and Long Hauls

We first featured an Arc’teryx approach shoe back in 2016. Since then, we have covered plenty more, from the Kopec

Minor tweaks make a great all-round climbing shoe even better. Before diving into this review, I should confess: I’m a

Does the sustainable version of the popular Mescalito technical approach shoe have the same performance as the standard? We delve

They might look old school, but the new Generator Mid is designed for long multi-pitch days and is stuffed full

Excellent suppleness and precision fit make this the ultimate indoor and bouldering shoe for intermediate climbers. PROS CONS I’ve now

A good technical all round climbing shoe that fits well, performed on a wide variety of rock types and comfortable

This is a shoe I’ve been lucky to use in all it’s previous versions, and I have to say that

Black Diamond are a relatively new arrival in the climbing shoe market. For many years they were in fact the

With apologies to the Generation Y and Generation Z out there but if like me you are part of Generation

It’s not often I’ve thought much about the weight of rock shoes. It’s not like they’re particularly heavy (are they?