Rex

Uber comfortable. They size large, but when they fit, you won't want to take them off. Very sturdy through wooded terrain. They feel secure, they have a great grip, and, again, very comfortable. Worked them out at my gym and they are very impressive. They held on to some tiny little ledges and crystals without a problem. Not to mention I felt completely confident on the bigger holds as well.

I bought these recently thinking that I would try climbing in them and wear them as a street shoe anyway if they didn't climb well. So, the day I got them, I took them to the gym to see how well they climb. As a test, I decided that I wouldn't put on my climbing shoes until I started to have problems with my feet cutting while wearing these shoes. So, I started doing my normal warm up by getting on this open feet traverse. What I usually do on the traverse to help warm up my footwork is go to a variety of feet as I go, using everything from minuscule foot chips to jugs as feet. The Rex had absolutely no problem with this, as they stuck on every single chip I put them on with absolutely no problems. For the record, I sized them at my normal street shoe size. To climb in them, I simply tighten down the laces, then go. The back of the shoe and the laces hold my foot tightly enough that the sloppiness in the toe doesn't matter too much. Also, the sole is stiff enough that if I toe in on something, the shoe doesn't bend and allow my foot to pop off even though my toe isn't all the way to the front of the shoe. The rubber is great too, with the toe and edging platform just about as sticky as any climbing shoe I've used-- to match feet, I was forced to hop because my foot didn't want to slide on the foot chips due to the stickiness of the rubber.

After doing the traverse, I moved on to some jug hauls, which I easily did in these shoes. No problems whatsoever. Then, I went to some slightly harder stuff, working my way up in difficulty. These shoes had absolutely no problems staying on any feet I used, although I wouldn't want to try to heelhook in them. Also, I haven't tried smearing in them yet as my gym has untextured walls. I should have some information on how smearing in them goes, as I the other gym I go to has textured walls, so I'll try that soon. Finally, I haven't taken them outdoors yet, but I imagine that they would do just fine, although the coarseness of the rock could tear up the rubber.