To be brutally honest, I avoided these shoes like the plague because they have such a retro-look to them, and I've never been too keen on laceups. To a young punk like myself, they seemed a bit old and fuddy duddy, and the shoe has been mostly unchanged and unrevised for several years now. If anything, this has been an excellent exercise to prove that looks are often deceiving. The Five-ten Anasazi Laceups are essentially edging monsters; their stiff midsole and tight fit, combined with some of the stickiest rubber I've ever encountered (Five-ten's trademark "C4" rubber, which I still swear by) enables you to stand on some of the most ridiculous footholds imaginable. Forget the geezer old-school style, because these are NOT your grandma's shoe--in the hands of a professional, these laceups offer edging capabilities beyond your wildest dreams. The shoe is fairly narrow, so people with wide feet might want to take that into account. The heel was quite snug on my feet even though I have a fairly small heel; much to my surprise, the shoe ended up heel hooking better than a lot of my "benchmark" shoes that I thought heel hooked well. This is a direct consequence of the heel being wrapped in the sticky rubber and also the tight fit of the shoe. The toebox was "just right" to me, and kept my toes well positioned although not enough so to cut off circulation. Out of the box, the shoes were a bit stiff and unresponsive. They didn't have good sensitivity, or so I thought initially. After a few climbing sessions, they softened up a bit (but not too much) and sensitivity was excellent. The shoes gave me good life; climbing three to four times a week with fairly heavy use, I got about four months out of them before blowing the toe out. They were responsive and brutally precise all the way up to the bitter end. They also smeared fairly well, although due to their stiff nature they were a bit limited in that department. Some quirks I had - the laces are utter crap, and I broke both of them. To people buying this shoe: replace them. To Five-Ten: duh. Fix the laces with something that doesn't resemble twine.

WOW! These shoes are awesome. I made the switch from fiveten moccasyms, and my edging ability skyrocketed. These shoes are extremely precise. Sizing-I bought these shoes at my street shoe size, and when i first tried them on, they felt like a full size smaller (all my toes curled). This is how my moccasyms were, but they are leather and stretched(which i didn't like). The anasazi's won't stretch as they are synthetic. They hurt my big toe at first, but as they broke it, they became more comfortable. I've worn them all day, but had to take them off several times to let my feet breathe and rest...put em right back on and go though! Miles and miles ahead of the moccasyms in my opinion. If you want a purely performance shoe, this one is for you. If you are looking for comfort, maybe consider newtons or something like that.

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my value rating reflects in general how much i'm pissed off about climbing shoes price in usa, even thought i got these at a great deal.

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Superb fit, these lovers just stole their way out of the box and right onto to my feet, and are now the only thing I wear. I can climb anything with these, steep blouldering, roofs, slab, trad long routes, anything short of mountaineering. The only one I buy!

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The lase ups are the only type of climbing shoes I will wear. I have tryed my friend's, his are velcro fastening however I'm not sure what brand they are anyway all they kepted on doing was coming undone.

The change in grip from my old track shoes to the Five Ten anasazis was absolutly fernominal. I was climbing up rock faces 5 minutes in sted of 12 minutes.

I know buying this standed of shoe strait up is silly because I didn't know weather I would like climbing or not. I still advise people starting to climb that really like it to buy a good pair of shoes because it will boost your climbing abillity conciderbly.

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Boreal ninjas

The best shoe in the world. VERY uncomfortable at first and considering I only wear mine outdoors, stretching doesn't really come into account. But even still they'll stick to anything so it's well worth. After working in a climbing store and trying most of the other equivalents this is still my shoe of choice

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The ultimate edging equipment. When spanking new they'll stand on anything. Be sure not buy them too tight though as they stretch very little. Basically a high performance boot to be worn for the duration of a red point, but if bought in a comfortable fit then they can be used as an effective all round shoe. I wouldn't wear anything else.

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Boreal ninjas, aces, lasers, 5.10 velcro & Huecos. The lace up out lasts and out performs all these.

These are by far the best shoes i've ever tried, they're sturdy, comfortable, and work well, they also cost a reasonable price.

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I have had these shoes for a year now and love them. They are resonably priced for the shoe you get.

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Once I get my foot crunched into these shoes, they provide excellent grip, and the rubber appears to be holding up well.

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I have tried all defferent types of shoes, to many to name

Fantastic on tiny holds (I tried them on some microscopic "crystals" on conglomerate) when new, but unforgiving for my flat feet on long routes. For the steep/overhanging sport climbs they are by far the start of everything I have tried. Very technical shoe and excellent value for the money (I don't understand why they are not sold in Canada - I bought mine in France!)