Tenaya Indalo — Anyone Gotten Their Hands On Them?

I'm curious if anyone has gotten to try the Tenaya Indalos. It looks like they were first announced all the way back in 2019, but Tenaya has yet to release them. I'm curious if anyone has given them a go and can comment as to how they perform, if they fit much different than the Mastia, etc.

Also curious. They came back and said March of this year, but there's been no update since then, either. 

I emailed Tenaya customer service and they said that the Indalo will be available by the end of October.

“Maybe we do not arrive for the fall warm-up, but we will be ready for the fall sends!” :)

I think the Indalo was make believe. 

Andrew Millerwrote:

I think the Indalo was make believe. 

Just a myth put out by Big Climbing in order to sell more vaccines to the 99%.

Interested in this shoe but it’s probably vaporware at this point. 

Available in Japan. 

Doug Chismwrote:

Available in Japan. 

I remember seeing that on a Facebook post from a long time ago. From what I remember some place had gotten sample pairs and they weren’t actually for sale, right?

Joel Maywrote:

I remember seeing that on a Facebook post from a long time ago. From what I remember some place had gotten sample pairs and they weren’t actually for sale, right?

Could be, I cant read Japanese but the photo was posted relatively recently to the site I was looking at. Looks like a nice shoe. 

The picture was from an April post of a batch of test shoes for a gym in Japan. From the last time I reached out a few weeks ago, they said no release date as of now. 

Just seen the indalo advertisement in climbing magazine issue 380. It has listed to check out trangos website. No luck, link doesn't exist. They also had the price listed as $22.95 haha. 

Looks like it’s (allegedly) going to be released Spring 2022. The website says they’ve been dealing with supply chain issues. 

https://trango.com/collections/footwear/products/indalo

Jimmy Webb recently post this on his Instagram story.... hopefully means we'll see a release soon since they are his shoe sponsor.

Trango announced that they've been released:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf4PVZcrylh/

I saw this earlier today as well. When you go to their site every size is out of stock, not sure what is going on there

I picked a pair up from Rock&Resole yesterday. They had just gotten them in. I’ve only done one gym session with them so far, so I can’t say much, but here are some initial thoughts. I’ll be comparing them to the Skwama since that’s what I’ve been wearing for bouldering/sport climbing for a while. I haven’t really worn other Tenaya shoes, so I can’t compare to other models of theirs.

Fit-wise, the 6.5 Indalo is just about the same length as a broken in 39.5 men’s Skawama. That’s the size I went with. It’s considerably more narrow than the Skwama, but not by an insane amount. This also means that the toe is a bit pointier, so it may be slightly better for pockets. The heel is ever so slightly taller, and it’s also a bit more narrow than the Skwama. The Friction Lock is the same idea as the S-heel, but I find it to be not quite as stiff. I think the narrowness of the heel might be a slight benefit in certain cases.

The midsole of the Indalo is noticeably more soft than the Skwama. The toe, however, is a bit more stiff. I think this is due to the slightly harder rubber on the Indalo, as well as the Skwama having that cutout on the sole. Overall, I think the Indalo will likely end up being the softer shoe. Also, the Skwama seems to be more downturned than the Indalo, while the Indalo is more asymmetric.

Sensitivity-wise, these shoes probably have the best sensitivity on the first session out of any shoe I’ve tried before. Typically on my first day in a shoe I’d switch off between the new shoe and some old ones, but I wore these for the full session. They’re still not close to as sensitive as my broken in Skwamas, but I wouldn’t want them to be on the first session. I’m excited to see how this progresses as the shoe breaks in.

The lacing system is neat. It definitely allows for some extra precision in fit. Part of me doesn’t like how complicated it is because I feel like it might not be all that durable, but hopefully I’m wrong on that. The build quality in general does seem on par with Sportiva. 

The toe rubber on the Indalo covers a very similar area to that on the Skwama.

Overall, I’m really psyched to keep trying the shoes out and see where they perform best, and if they’ll be a good fit for me.

Yoooo, sick to see them out and about! As an avid Tenaya climber one tip with this style strap system is to pull the laces with both hands (one hand on each) just before the big round velcro closure. The metal loops on the big round are prone to pulling out after repeated use and pulling :( I've had one pop out after literally just buying the shoes!

Available here in my local store (Germany).
I was super psyched for the shoe and am very disappointed. Tried them on in store and climbed on their wall for a bit. This shoe is in no way asymmetric, at least compared to all the other tenaya models (I have used Oasi, Iati and Mastia). It’s a very straight last, much more like old Anasazi pinks or katana velcros but downturned. So it pushes your big toe way to the middle and therefore hurts my feet like hell (this hallux pain…).
I can’t really comment on performance, they felt alright, precise, quite soft, very mastia like but without the comfort.
Honestly, I kinda hoped for a LV Mastia or an Oasi toebox with a Mastia heel. This shoe is something completely different - which might be good for some people but unfortunately not for me.
Price was 170€ which is the priciest Tenaya shoe so far (Mastia 140€, Oasi 130€).

Mike Shortswrote:

Available here in my local store (Germany).
I was super psyched for the shoe and am very disappointed. Tried them on in store and climbed on their wall for a bit. This shoe is in no way asymmetric, at least compared to all the other tenaya models (I have used Oasi, Iati and Mastia). It’s a very straight last, much more like old Anasazi pinks or katana velcros but downturned. So it pushes your big toe way to the middle and therefore hurts my feet like hell (this hallux pain…).
I can’t really comment on performance, they felt alright, precise, quite soft, very mastia like but without the comfort.
Honestly, I kinda hoped for a LV Mastia or an Oasi toebox with a Mastia heel. This shoe is something completely different - which might be good for some people but unfortunately not for me.
Price was 170€ which is the priciest Tenaya shoe so far (Mastia 140€, Oasi 130€).

Ah, I really dislike that "toe to center" sense as well. Have you tried the Evolv Geshido? Looks to be about the best for that particular issue that I've seen. The lace looks cool.

I just climbed in mine for the first time and all I can say is the heel is super good and the toe takes some getting used to for sure but the comfort is great right out of the box. They look super sharp too. XS Grip rubber was sticky once it broke in later in the session. 

Small update. I’ve now done four gym sessions in the Indalos and have climbed with them on all angles. I still haven’t tried them on real rock.

The edging/smearing at this point feels really similar to the Skwama for me. Toe is still narrower on the Indalo, so for certain pocket moves it would probably be preferable.

The heel has ended up being slightly worse. I have some dead space at the bottom of my heel, which is the case with almost all climbing shoes I wear due to a bump I have on the middle of my achilles and the fact that I downsize a lot. The S-heel on the Skwama is stiff enough that the heel doesn’t compress under hard heel hooks for me, but the Friction Lock on the Indalo isn’t as stiff, meaning that it is compressing a bit when I really crank on heel hooks.

The volume on the Indalo has also proven to be a bit worse for me than the Skwama. I’ve got a pretty wide foot, so the Indalos just hurt more to wear and are probably doing more damage to my feet than the Skwama. They’re also considerably more difficult to get on my feet. 

Overall, the Indalo kind of feels like a lower volume Skwama with some minor differences. Which one you’ll prefer will probably just come down to foot shape. At this point I’ve all but concluded that the Skwama is better for me, so I may end up selling the Indalos, but we’ll see.