Which climbing shoes fit your foot shape?

Climbers scanned their feet with our free foot scanner, then told us how their own climbing shoes fit. Choose your foot shape to see the fit feedback from climbers with similar feet.

So far: 2,189 fit reports on 283 shoe models. In 573 of them (26%), the shoe fits perfectly in all areas. Shoes with the best fit feedback and at least 5 reports each: Red Chili Spirit (7 of 7 perfect), Five Ten NIAD Lace (4 of 5), Simond First Klimb (4 of 5), Evolv Shaman 2S (4 of 6) and Mad Rock Rover (5 of 8).

Updated with every new scan (last: 15 October 2026).

Select your foot shape

Pick one or two options in each row. You can also leave a row on "any" if you don't care about that measurement.

• Toe shape: Egyptian, Greek or Roman
• Forefoot width: narrow, medium or wide
• Heel width: narrow, medium or wide
• Heel depth: shallow, medium or deep
• Big toe: straight or hallux valgus

Arch length and instep height will be added once we have enough scans.

Shoes ranked by fit for your foot shape

One row per shoe model: first every shoe with 5 or more reports, then the ones with fewer. Within each group, shoes are ranked by the share of climbers with the chosen foot shape who rated them perfect at toes, forefoot and heel at once, shown with the count behind it ("7 of 7 perfect"), the gender split, the median downsize and a Tight / Perfect / Loose bar for each zone. Open a model to read the individual reports behind its row.

The models most often rated perfect in all three zones across every foot shape, at five or more reports. Pick a foot shape at the top of the page to rank every model for it.

Best-fitting climbing shoes by foot shape

Each box looks at one part of the foot on its own (Greek toes, for example, whatever the width) and ranks the shoes by how often that part fit perfectly: toe and big-toe boxes by the toes, width boxes by the forefoot, heel boxes by the heel. Only shoes with at least 5 reports count.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for Egyptian toes

Big toe longest.

1. Scarpa Furia Air: 7 of 7 rated the toes perfect, usually 1 size down
2. Evolv Phantom Pro: 5 of 5 rated the toes perfect, usually ½ size down
3. La Sportiva Theory: 12 of 14 rated the toes perfect, usually 2 sizes down

All shoes (1,292 reports): 58% rated the toes perfect, 30% too tight, 12% too loose.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for Greek toes

Second toe longest.

1. La Sportiva Ondra Comp: 8 of 8 rated the toes perfect, usually 2 sizes down
2. La Sportiva Skwama: 13 of 18 rated the toes perfect, usually 2 sizes down
3. La Sportiva Finale Women's: 4 of 5 rated the toes perfect, usually street size

All shoes (450 reports): 56% rated the toes perfect, 34% too tight, 10% too loose.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for Roman toes

First two toes about equal.

1. La Sportiva Solution Comp: 7 of 8 rated the toes perfect, usually 1½ sizes down
2. Tenaya Indalo: 7 of 8 rated the toes perfect, usually 2 sizes down
3. Scarpa Drago: 6 of 7 rated the toes perfect, usually 1 size down

All shoes (444 reports): 58% rated the toes perfect, 30% too tight, 12% too loose.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for narrow feet

1. La Sportiva Ondra Comp: 7 of 7 rated the forefoot perfect, usually 2 sizes down
2. La Sportiva Skwama Women's: 7 of 7 rated the forefoot perfect, usually 2 sizes down
3. Simond Vertika: 7 of 7 rated the forefoot perfect, usually street size

All shoes (739 reports): 78% rated the forefoot perfect, 12% too loose, 11% too tight.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for medium-width feet

1. La Sportiva Solution Comp: 11 of 11 rated the forefoot perfect, usually 1½ sizes down
2. La Sportiva Katana Lace: 8 of 8 rated the forefoot perfect, usually 1½ sizes down
3. La Sportiva Mandala: 8 of 8 rated the forefoot perfect, usually 2 sizes down

All shoes (731 reports): 77% rated the forefoot perfect, 13% too tight, 10% too loose.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for wide feet

1. Tenaya Mastia: 10 of 10 rated the forefoot perfect, usually 2 sizes down
2. La Sportiva Kubo: 9 of 9 rated the forefoot perfect, usually 1½ sizes down
3. Scarpa Veloce: 14 of 15 rated the forefoot perfect, usually 1 size down

All shoes (715 reports): 76% rated the forefoot perfect, 17% too tight, 7% too loose.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for narrow heels

Full guide: best shoes for narrow heels.

1. Mad Rock D2.ONE HV: 10 of 12 rated the heel perfect, usually ½ size down
2. Scarpa Instinct VSR LV: 13 of 19 rated the heel perfect, usually 1 size down
3. Evolv Shaman: 4 of 5 rated the heel perfect, usually street size

All shoes (659 reports): 48% rated the heel perfect, 49% too loose, 3% too tight.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for medium-width heels

1. La Sportiva Katana Lace: 14 of 16 rated the heel perfect, usually 1½ sizes down
2. La Sportiva Miura VS: 8 of 9 rated the heel perfect, usually 1½ sizes down
3. Red Chili Spirit: 5 of 5 rated the heel perfect, usually street size

All shoes (857 reports): 47% rated the heel perfect, 47% too loose, 6% too tight.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for wide heels

1. La Sportiva Otaki: 5 of 5 rated the heel perfect, usually 1 size down
2. La Sportiva Tarantulace: 11 of 13 rated the heel perfect, usually ½ size down
3. La Sportiva Miura: 5 of 6 rated the heel perfect, usually 2 sizes down

All shoes (671 reports): 54% rated the heel perfect, 42% too loose, 4% too tight.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for shallow heels

1. La Sportiva Katana Lace: 8 of 9 rated the heel perfect, usually 1½ sizes down
2. La Sportiva Miura VS: 6 of 7 rated the heel perfect, usually 1½ sizes down
3. La Sportiva Ondra Comp: 9 of 12 rated the heel perfect, usually 2 sizes down

All shoes (660 reports): 48% rated the heel perfect, 47% too loose, 5% too tight.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for medium-depth heels

1. La Sportiva Katana Lace Women's: 5 of 5 rated the heel perfect, usually 1 size down
2. Unparallel Up Mocc: 5 of 5 rated the heel perfect, usually ½ size down
3. Mad Rock Remora Pro HV: 6 of 7 rated the heel perfect, usually ½ size down

All shoes (786 reports): 48% rated the heel perfect, 49% too loose, 3% too tight.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for deep heels

1. La Sportiva Otaki: 8 of 9 rated the heel perfect, usually 1 size down
2. La Sportiva Miura: 5 of 5 rated the heel perfect, usually 2 sizes down
3. Scarpa Helix: 6 of 7 rated the heel perfect, usually ½ size down

All shoes (741 reports): 52% rated the heel perfect, 42% too loose, 6% too tight.

Best-fitting climbing shoes for hallux valgus

Big toe drifts toward the second toe (bunion).

1. Tenaya Indalo: 7 of 7 rated the toes perfect, usually 2 sizes down
2. Tenaya Mastia: 7 of 8 rated the toes perfect, usually 2 sizes down
3. La Sportiva Ondra Comp: 5 of 6 rated the toes perfect, usually 2 sizes down

All shoes (363 reports): 61% rated the toes perfect, 27% too tight, 12% too loose.

How to read this

Each line under a shoe is one climber's report. Climbers who gave exactly the same answers share a line, marked ×2, ×3 and so on. These are personal experiences, not lab tests: a shoe with more reports gives a more reliable picture.

Downsize is the climbing shoe size minus the street shoe size, in EU sizes: -1.5 means one and a half sizes smaller than their street shoes, +0.5 half a size bigger.

Tight, perfect or loose is the climber's own verdict for the toes, the forefoot and the heel, not a measurement.

Repeat scans are merged: when someone enters the same shoe again with the same answers, or with the same sizes within a day, only their latest report counts. Reports where the climbing size and the street size are more than 4 EU sizes apart are left out as typing errors.

All reports come from the fit questions in our free foot scanner. How we collect and check the data is on the methodology page, and who runs the site is on the about page.

Questions

Which climbing shoes fit wide feet?

Set Forefoot width to Wide at the top of this page. The table then ranks every shoe by the share of climbers with wide feet who rated it a perfect fit, shoes with 5 or more reports first, with the count behind each share next to it. The section "Best-fitting climbing shoes by foot shape" shows the top three at a glance. A wide forefoot can come with a narrow heel, so set the heel rows too if you know them.

Does foot shape change how far climbers size down?

Downsize is the climbing shoe size minus the street shoe size, so -1 means one EU size smaller. Each shoe in the table shows the typical (median) downsize of the climbers with the foot shape you picked. The shoe model changes this number more than the foot shape does, so look at the row of the shoe you are considering.

How is my foot shape measured?

Our free foot scanner uses two phone photos, one of the sole and one from the side. Toe shape compares your big toe with your second toe. Forefoot width and heel width compare the width of your sole with its length. Heel depth is how far your heel sticks out behind the ankle. Each is compared with everyone else who scanned: Wide means roughly the widest third of feet of your size. Big toe looks at where the tip of your big toe sits: when it has drifted toward the second toe, the scan shows hallux valgus. After a scan, this page selects your shape for you. The big-toe row only marks your result, so the table does not shrink to a handful of reports.

Which climbing shoes fit hallux valgus (bunions)?

Set Big toe to Hallux valgus at the top of this page, and the table ranks every shoe by the share of climbers whose scan shows hallux valgus who rated it a perfect fit. The box "Best-fitting climbing shoes for hallux valgus" lists the three whose toe box they rated perfect most often. The scanner reads the drift from where your big toe's tip sits in the sole photo, so it is a measurement, not a diagnosis.

Why is my shoe not listed?

A shoe shows up only if it is in our catalogue and at least one climber with the foot shape you picked has rated it. Set more rows to "any" to include more climbers. If your shoe is still missing, nobody has rated it yet: scan your feet and add it.

Scan your feet - two photos, seven measurements - and this page fills itself in with your own foot shape. Browse all climbing shoes, or read how much climbers size down, by model and the best climbing shoes for narrow heels from the same scan database.

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