I bought this shoe for crack climbing and friction, so my review focuses on those aspects. The Mythos was great at Joshua Tree, where I climbed many hand cracks and friction slabs. It's lack of a stiff midsole makes jamming handcracks a little painful, but it performs wonderfully. I suspect that it really shines on thin cracks, although I didn't get the chance to test that too much because thin cracks are hard! The shoe is amazing for smearing.

Note: I bought the Mythos so that my toes were only slightly curled, and by now my toes are nearly flat. I did this because I wanted them for smearing and jamming. Consequently, my pair do not perform very well on small edges. A much tighter pair would be better for bouldering, sport climbing, or most face climbing in general.

Although I have only used these shoes inside, the fit and comfort level is wonderful. Not too stiff but enough to help the beginner to learn to edge and begin to strenghten their foot. This is my first shoe and highly recommend it.

I just got a pair used and mostly broken in but with 90% of the rubber still on them. I've only climbed twice in them but already like them. I got them for the day long climbs I'm starting to do more of. Being fairly conserviative I'll have to get used to purple however

I have pancake feet -- flat, flat, flat. Oh, and I squashed the left one under half a ton of wallboard in high school, so it's shaped funny. None of this matters with the Mythoses. Sized tight, I have to endure about two weeks of pain, and then presto, like a glove, they Just Fit Right. If you have funny shaped feet, try on a pair, they may be the last word in fit for you too. The slip-lasted sole gives great sensitivity, and the unique lacing setup allows you to adjust the rand tension on the fly. Plus, due to the flat-toed fit, they are awesome for thin cracks.

I am probably going to buy a pair of Boreal Spiders (which also fit my feet really well) to complement the Mythoses, since they're not the greatest edging shoe. But if I only had one pair of shoes (and I often do, eg. when I'm getting the other pair resoled), they would be, and always are, Mythoses. I tend to get 3 resoles out of a pair before the leather uppers get trashed. Brian at YosemiteBum does a resole with 4mm Stealth that I find improves the edging performance of this shoe; consider it. (Buy extra laces whenever you get the chance! You WILL trash them.)