Red Chili Puzzle
Red Chili
The Puzzle is a medium-soft, moderately downturned velcro kids' shoe from Red Chili for bouldering and sport climbing. Red Chili lists it as narrow-width with a narrow heel. In stock at 10 shops from 53.08 EUR.
Red Chili Puzzle climbing shoe. Velcro closure. Red Chili RX-2 Techgrip rubber. 280g. Compare specs, performance scores, and prices across retailers.
Best For
Best for bouldering and sport climbing. Aimed at hobby to intermediate climbers.
Measured against the 469 adult climbing shoes we track, the Puzzle would rank in the top 8% for sensitivity and the top 49% for pocket climbing.
Strengths & Trade-offs
Puzzle strengths
- Enough aggression for hard moves, enough comfort for the rest
- RX-2 Techgrip rubber gives support on small ledges
- Light at 280g (pair) for less fatigue
- A resole extends the life well beyond the first rubber
Puzzle trade-offs
- Nailing the size matters because the upper barely moves
How the Puzzle fits
Fit profile: narrow width, standard forefoot volume, narrow heel.
Manufacturer suggests street size to half a size down.
How it fit climbers with your foot shape: fit reports from feet like yours.
Puzzle fit reports
2 scanned owners have reported how this shoe fits so far - not enough yet for a fit fingerprint; verdicts unlock at 5 owners. The reports come from climbers who measured their feet with the climbing-gear.com foot scanner and rated the fit of the shoes they own.
Stiffness
Measured stiffness: 0.31 on our 0-1 scale (0 = softest). Among moderately downturned shoes it sits between the EB Nebula 3.0 (0.24, softer) and the Evolv V6 (0.34, stiffer).
Puzzle specifications
| Brand | Red Chili |
| Model | Puzzle |
| Closure | Velcro |
| Downturn | Moderate |
| Asymmetry | Moderate |
| Midsole | Forefoot |
| Midsole Stiffness | Medium soft |
| Rand | Relaxed |
| Upper Material | Microfiber |
| Weight (pair) | 280 g (9.9 oz) |
| Rubber | Red Chili RX 2 Techgrip |
| Rubber Thickness | 3mm |
| Rubber Hardness | Medium |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Resoleable | Yes |
| Kids | Yes |
What the Puzzle costs
Prices checked 15 Oct 2026 across 10 shops that currently stock it (53.08 to 90.94 EUR). Cheapest current offer: 53.08 EUR at outdoortrends.de, 34% below the 80.00 EUR list price.
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| outdoortrends.de | 53.08 EUR |
| decathlon.de | 57.40 EUR |
| chalkr.de | 67.10 EUR |
| oliunid.de | 67.90 EUR |
| alpinstore.com | 67.91 EUR |
| bergfreunde.de | 67.96 EUR |
| verticalextreme.de | 72.00 EUR |
| bergzeit.de | 78.30 EUR |
| biwakschachtel-tuebingen.de | 80.00 EUR |
| bananafingers.co.uk | 90.94 EUR |
Prices by size
Cheapest in-stock price per EU size and how many shops list that size, from the EU pool. Updated daily.
| EU size | From | Shops |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 53.08 EUR | 6 |
| 33 | 67.10 EUR | 4 |
| 34 | 67.10 EUR | 3 |
| 34.5 | 67.10 EUR | 6 |
| 35 | 67.10 EUR | 4 |
| 35.5 | 57.40 EUR | 5 |
| 36 | 67.10 EUR | 3 |
| 37 | 67.10 EUR | 3 |
| 37.5 | 67.10 EUR | 2 |
| 38 | 67.10 EUR | 4 |
| 38.5 | 67.10 EUR | 5 |
| 39 | 80.00 EUR | 1 |
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Prices, stock and owner fit data on this page update daily. You are welcome to cite these figures if you name climbing-gear.com and link to this page - see our data terms.