Climbing shoes for the climbing gym, the crag, bouldering and multi-pitch routes, with men's, women's and children's models ranging from the most comfortable to the most technical.
How to choose. Multi-pitch routes call for comfortable shoes you can wear for hours, even with some compromise on performance. At the crag, support and precision on small footholds usually matter. For overhangs and bouldering, look for soft, downturned shoes that let you push and hook as the wall steepens.
Laces or hook-and-loop. Lace-up closures adjust along the full length of the foot, while hook-and-loop shoes are quick to put on and take off. Women's shoes form a large part of the selection, and low volume versions are identified by LV.
Brands. La Sportiva, SCARPA, Evolv, Unparallel, Boreal, Ocun, Five Ten, Black Diamond, Tenaya.
Pavel Hendrych started producing harnesses at his place, in the Czech Republic, in 1988. In a short turn of time Pavel created a big load of work and improved the quality of his outcome while at the same time preserving his passion for climbing. The turning point of his professional life was 1992, when he started a cooperation with the Czech company Rock Pillars, which asked his help for the production of climbing shoes. They started working together and developing a wide range of products that stay for reliability and quality. In 2014 the two brands merged in the brand Ocun.
