Best bouldering shoes for duck feet
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I have a pair of solutions and although they are amazing climbing shoes, after climbing in an appropriately wide shoe, 5.10 verdon, my feet dread going back into the solution. So I'm in the market for a new aggressive bouldering shoe. Ive got duck feet so I need a really wide toe box. What are your suggestions? I have been very pleased with the Verdon and wonder if 5.10 team (black) or dragon would be a good option. What else should I look into? |
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I have a similar wide forefoot, narrow heel, low volume foot shape. I climb almost exclusively in Five-Ten Anasazi models, velcros lace and slippers. |
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La Sportiva Miura VS or Scarpa Vapor V. |
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I've got those duck feet as well. The best shoes for my feet (wide forefoot, medium heel, morton's toe) are the scarpa instinct line. The newer instinct v is a sick shoe, but a bit narrower in my opinion than the lace version. Good luck! |
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i've got super wide toe box and tenayas have become my go-to. they can size up a little (not overly aggressively painfully small) they are very comfortable and perform really well. on my 4th pair since i first got some a few years ago. wearing the Oasi these days, but the Ra is great too if you want something less downturned. |
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Boreal Satori... i have wide feet and they work great. Got 3 pairs.. |
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I'm extremely duck footed, and have really good luck with basically every scarpa except the boostic. The instinct lace and the vapor I've been especially happy with. |
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Scarpa Vapor fits my wide feet very well. Agressive enough for bouldering. |
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germsauce wrote:i've got super wide toe box and tenayas have become my go-to. they can size up a little (not overly aggressively painfully small) they are very comfortable and perform really well. on my 4th pair since i first got some a few years ago. wearing the Oasi these days, but the Ra is great too if you want something less downturned.I have been interested in the Tenaya shoes. Why did you chose the Oasi over the lati? How did you size them compared to your street shoes? Lastly, is the Oasi a stiff, soft or somewhere in-between shoe. |
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I have pinky toe bunions, which result in a wide forefoot. I have a narrow heel, low volume foot. I climb almost exclusively in Scarpa - mountain boots, approach shoes, rock shoes, etc. Their Instinct line has been great, including the VS for bouldering. TechnoX has been an acceptable all-day trad shoe, when sized appropriately. |
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+1 on the Scarpa Vaper Vs. I have pretty wide feet, and these fit my feet better than anything else I've tried. I don't think they're the most aggressive shoe though, if that's what you're looking for. I'd like to try some more aggressive shoes myself to see if it makes much of a difference. |
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Steven Kovalenko wrote: TechnoX has been an acceptable all-day trad shoe, when sized appropriately.What did that end up being relative to your street shoe? I went a half size down from street fit, based on reviews on backcounty saying they would stretch a half size. How wrong that was, I have to pop my heel out at belays to give my big toe some room. |
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Miura vs. I have a wide toe area and run exclusively in Altras for that reason. LS says testarossa and the slipper no-edge fit broad feet similarly to the Miura vs. |
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scarpa, vapor v are super stiff and clunky, like a down turned brick. Go for some of their newer models, allot more flexible. |
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I have wide feet and really like the Verdons too. With that in mind, you might want to try the newer version of the Blackwing. |
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I have a wide forefoot that goes numb in TC Pros. The Genius fits a lot wider on me. Pretty specifically a steeps shoe. |
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climbing friend, |
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For the last few months I've been testing new Skwama from La Sportiva they are a bit wider then Solution also the tip is a little less pointy, not sure if the new S-hell is actually an improvement but YMMV. Skwama's toe hooking rubber feels better. Both are the same size 41.5. |