How much do TC Pro's stretch as they break in?

Street shoes: 10.5
Katana VS 42.5
TC Pro 43 Single pitch 43.5 all day

Rich zz wrote: I didn't realize there was a correlation between literacy and climbing ability. I'll keep that in mind the next time I'm sizing TC Pros. just my personal rant that's not relevant to this discussion. there is a correlation. this person has gone through their whole life not bothering to fix an easy spelling mistake so that they can communicate better. it's the mentality of that person i don't want to climb with. i can see how this could translate into climbing where building specific things like anchors can mean life or death.

Capitalizations aside,,,snort giggle,,,you made an over generalized and assumptive statement and are a bit overly focused on trivia unrelated to the actual job at hand.  Is there a correlation with your anchor building?

Yeah, maybe he did that...two years ago.  A little late to be throwing shade, but...rad burn, dude.

Tony B wrote:

Thank you Tony. I used a Band Aid mid way through a long route yesterday and it worked pretty good. I could see tape covering a wider area and doing a better job. A telfa-pad will give you that coverage. The slick face of that will mitigate rubbing. Taping it on will stop it from falling off. If the blister is not open, tape on it is OK, but might "decapitate" the blister when you remove it, so... You can also make a bandaid by taking some tape (clan) and tearing off a small piece to put backwards under the adhesive of the broader pieve, so as not to "tape down" to the loose skin and end up loosing it. If the blister is open/bloody, then you do need something like a bandaid/telfa under it to keep it from getting"Scabbed" to the tape. I just came home from Yosemite with blisters. I ran a 5 mile race on weds and then played a double-header on Thurs in approach shoes and tight cleats with blood open blisters. I'm not saying that was good for me, but I will say I'm no worse the wear on the areas I did tape as described. Had I done it in the middle of the climbs/walk-offs I got them I'd have avoided the whole affair, but that isn't what happened, so now I'm dealing with it.

Tony, dragging this back up. Climbed 5 pitches in my new TC's Saturday. Had to take them off after the first two, then feet were in rough shape to the top. Got out tonight for some single pitch stuff and wanted to wear them to break in. Better, but still the heel was feeling bad. I see now I'm getting some blisters on the back. Taping/ band aid is a good idea, but are you still having to do that, or have they broken in? I'm not sure if its the the stiffness of the leather from them being new, the stitching inside (but I checked and my Otakis have similar and don't bother me) or potentially from climbing with them untied (mostly because they are tight enough now that I don't need to lace them). 

That heel issue gets better. I did 3 pitches in them and was in agony, was sure there was skin missing ( there wasnt ). 2 weeks later did 4 pitches and heel still bothered me but about 25% as bad. I doubt they will be perfect but they do stretch a bit. 

Chris Johnson wrote:

Tony, dragging this back up. Climbed 5 pitches in my new TC's Saturday. Had to take them off after the first two, then feet were in rough shape to the top. Got out tonight for some single pitch stuff and wanted to wear them to break in. Better, but still the heel was feeling bad. I see now I'm getting some blisters on the back. Taping/ band aid is a good idea, but are you still having to do that, or have they broken in? I'm not sure if its the the stiffness of the leather from them being new, the stitching inside (but I checked and my Otakis have similar and don't bother me) or potentially from climbing with them untied (mostly because they are tight enough now that I don't need to lace them). 

Mine broke in, but if I have not used them in a while and they harden, or my skin goes soft, then they irritate me a bit and I put tape on the heal if so.
FWIW, I think that is "normal" for shoes with a stiff heal cup and stitching in it.  I've considered putting something in the shoe instead of on my foot, but there are 2x problems with that idea. 

#1 It will wear off and leave sticky residue, in time.
#2  It will follow the shoe and not my foot.  Thus - it will still rub.

Tev wrote: Street shoes: 10.5 Mythos 41.5 Miura VS 43 TC Pro 42. Have 2 pairs, kinda wished I got a 42.5 for all day comfort. The 42s start hurting after 3 pitches Awesome shoe!!!

mine are very similar to yours

Miura: 39
TC Pro: 38 and 38.5
Mythos: 37.5

Do the new TC Pros stretch similarly?

b k wrote:

Do the new TC Pros stretch similarly?

At least not initially, no.  They seem to conform to the feet less overall.  I suppose that makes them a better edging shoe, but they are less comfortable.