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- Foot Scanner - Two phone photos, seven foot measurements, 450+ shoes ranked by how they fit your feet
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- Try on in a store - 1748 walk-in climbing stores across 9 countries on one map, with the shops that stock a model in your size
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- Methodology - How we score climbing gear
Find shoes that fit your feet
Scan your foot with your phone camera and get matched to shoes that actually fit. Prefer questions? The guided finder starts from the climbing shoe you wear now and how it fits.
- Two photos
- Seven measurements
- Ranked matches
Shoes with the most fit reports
Ranked by the number of owner reports from our foot scans. Each shoe page shows how owners sized it, how it fits at the toes, forefoot and heel, and live prices per size.
- La Sportiva Skwama - usually 2 sizes down, best for Egyptian or Greek toes, medium forefoot, wide heel, 103 owner reports
- Scarpa Instinct VSR - usually 1 size down, best for Roman toes, narrow to wide forefoot, wide heel, 92 owner reports
- La Sportiva Tarantula - usually 1 size down, best for Egyptian toes, wide forefoot, medium heel, 73 owner reports
- Scarpa Instinct VSR LV - usually 1 size down, best for Greek toes, wide forefoot, deep heel, 71 owner reports
- Scarpa Drago LV - usually 1 size down, best for Egyptian toes, medium forefoot, narrow heel, 66 owner reports
- La Sportiva Solution - usually 1½ sizes down, best for Roman toes, narrow forefoot, wide heel, 64 owner reports
- Scarpa Instinct VS - usually 1 size down, best for Roman toes, wide forefoot, medium heel, 58 owner reports
- Scarpa Drago - usually 1 size down, best for Roman toes, medium forefoot, wide heel, 57 owner reports
- La Sportiva Katana Lace - usually 1½ sizes down, best for any toe shape, any forefoot width, medium to wide heel, 51 owner reports
- Tenaya Indalo - usually 2 sizes down, best for Egyptian or Roman toes, medium forefoot, medium heel, 45 owner reports
- Scarpa Vapor V - usually ½ size down, best for Roman toes, medium forefoot, medium heel, 44 owner reports
- Scarpa Veloce - usually 1 size down, best for Roman toes, wide forefoot, wide heel, 43 owner reports
- La Sportiva Finale - usually 1 size down, best for Roman toes, medium forefoot, medium heel, 40 owner reports
- Mad Rock D2.ONE HV - usually ½ size down, best for Egyptian toes, narrow forefoot, narrow to medium heel, 39 owner reports
- La Sportiva Solution Comp - usually 1½ sizes down, best for Roman toes, narrow to medium forefoot, medium heel, 37 owner reports
- La Sportiva Kubo - usually 1½ sizes down, best for Greek toes, wide forefoot, narrow to medium heel, 36 owner reports
- La Sportiva Tarantula Boulder - usually 1½ sizes down, best for Egyptian toes, wide forefoot, wide heel, 36 owner reports
- Scarpa Drago XT - usually 1 size down, best for Egyptian toes, narrow forefoot, wide heel, 31 owner reports
- La Sportiva Mandala - usually 2 sizes down, best for Greek toes, narrow to medium forefoot, medium heel, 29 owner reports
- La Sportiva Ondra Comp - usually 2 sizes down, best for any toe shape, narrow to medium forefoot, medium to wide heel, 29 owner reports
- La Sportiva Tarantulace - usually ½ size down, best for Egyptian toes, wide forefoot, narrow to wide heel, 29 owner reports
- Evolv Shaman - usually street size, best for Egyptian or Greek toes, wide forefoot, narrow heel, 28 owner reports
- La Sportiva Skwama Lite - usually 1 size down, best for Roman toes, wide forefoot, medium heel, 28 owner reports
- La Sportiva Skwama Vegan - usually 1½ sizes down, best for Egyptian toes, narrow forefoot, wide heel, 27 owner reports
Gear deep dives
- Which climbing shoes fit your foot shape? - Which climbing shoes fit wide, narrow, Greek or Egyptian feet? 2,100+ fit reports from scanned climbers: shoe, downsize and fit at toes, forefoot and heel.
- How much climbers downsize, by shoe model - How much do climbers actually size down? Median, spread and the full distribution for 65+ models, from 2,500+ owner fit reports. Updates with every new scan.
- How to Choose Climbing Shoes: A Data-Driven Guide - A comprehensive guide to choosing climbing shoes, backed by data from 450+ models. Learn what specs actually matter.
- Inflatable Crashpads: Game-Changer or Gimmick? - Data analysis of inflatable vs traditional crashpads. Compare weight, packability, protection, and value.
- Does Spending More Buy a Safer Rope? - Analyzing whether expensive climbing ropes are actually safer. Data from 160+ ropes compared.
- How the Foot Scanner Works - Two photos, seven measurements, 450+ shoes ranked. See a real scan walkthrough from photo to recommendation.
- Climbing Shoe Heel Fit: Why "Narrow Heel" Isn't Enough - Empty heel in your climbing shoe? It is usually one of two things: narrow heel width or shallow heel depth. We analysed 1,142 fit reports across 219 shoes to show which dimension drives the mismatch for the Skwama, Instinct VSR, Drago, Solution, Mastia and more.
- The Best Climbing Shoes for Narrow Heels, According to 1,000+ Foot Scans - Fit data from 300+ narrow-heel scans: which shoes hold the heel (Instinct VSR LV, D2.One HV, Mago), which slip, and why downsizing does not fix heel slip.
- Scarpa Drago vs Drago LV vs Drago XT: Sizing, Fit and Which One to Choose - All three Scarpa Drago versions compared with owner fit reports from our foot scanner, hands-on testing of all three, and live prices.
- Mad Rock Climbing Shoes in 2026: Every Model Compared, With Fit Data From 60+ Owner Reports - All 12 Mad Rock shoe families compared: HV vs LV fit, sizing per model, 60+ owner fit reports from our foot scanner, hands-on notes and live prices.
- The Biggest Crashpads: Size, Weight and Value Compared - Data comparison of the 12 biggest crashpads by landing area across 150+ models. Weight efficiency, EUR per m², portability scores, and the top sliders.
- Scarpa Blackbird Review: I Tested the Most Expensive Shoe on Sandstone Edges - First-person review of Scarpa's first carbon-enhanced midsole shoe, tested on vertical sandstone micro-edges. What works, what does not, plus seven alternatives (Otaki, Katana Lace, Vapor V, Boostic, EB Strange, Up Beat, Geshido) compared head-to-head.
