Five Ten Quantum

I have owned a dozen kinds of Five Ten shoes over the past decade and these are the best I have had. The fit is comfortable right from the first wear without the absurd, and IMHO uncomfortable, amount of rubber they are putting on the upper around the toes these days. The mid-sole is really nicely flexible (but a little high-volume for me). The heel is low-volume as advertised and Five Ten has improved all their heels a lot in the past few years. Because of the lack of support, these are probably not the best choice for a beginner climber--perhaps try the Blackwing instead? Performance is fantastic for any terrain from slab to overhung. Your foot feels very nimble and unencumbered in this shoe. If you cannot climb it, it is you, not these shoes. Sizing comparisons: The following sizes seem to fit me: - 11 Anasazi Velcro - 11 Jet 7 - 11½ Quantum (these!) - 11½ Blackwing - 12-12½ Five Ten Team - 12-12½? Hornet

These shoes were tight on me at first. I wear 10.5 in street shoes, and I ended up with a 10.5 in these. I climb about every other day and have had these close to a month now and they still are very snug. My feet are a little wide. I try very hard not to smear, but the shoes seem to be disappearing fast. I'll probably need to get them resoled in a month or two.

Over the past 16 years of climbing I have owned many pairs of climbing shoes and these are right up there with the best. The downturn is good but not too much, the laces are great (when you pull to tighten they stay in place) the lined cowdura is comfortable (for climbing shoes) and the rubber is great. Overall these are great shoes, partly due to Zappos' great policies. What I mean by that is that had I bought these from another site I would have paid a fortune in shipping back and forth to get the right size. I wear street shoes in size 10 and usually size down a full size to get my preferred fit (crunched toes) for the performance I desire. I was looking for a slightly more comfortable fit with these so I could stand to have them on for longer periods of time so I ordered a 9½ and a 10 thinking there was no way I would fit the 10 but just to be safe got both sizes. Both were too small! I sent them back for a size 10½, still too small for what I was looking for (slightly bent toes). I would like to point out that the 10½ was the same physical (not tag) size as another pair of my climbing shoes which were a size 9. I finally settled on a size 11! I have never worn an 11 and it seems a bit absurd that I would fit an 11 in climbing shoes. That aside the shoes themselves are great. Lastly I have a slightly low volume foot and tying the laces tight yielded ridiculously long amounts of extra lace. I contacted 5.10 hoping for some shorter laces and was completely blown off. I was very disappointed that after paying as much as these shoes cost that they could not sacrifice a pair of laces to help make the overall fit better. So bottom line, great shoes, not so great sizing and not so great customer experience with 5.10. Zappos was perfect as always and I cannot praise their customer service team enough for helping me find the perfect pair of shoes.

This shoe can do anything. I've climbed slabs, techincal vertical walls, and hard overhung bouldering. This is probably my favorite climbing shoes. I have two pairs. I size them a size larger than my Verde/VCS Anasazi or about one size smaller than my street shoes. It is a surprisingly comfortable shoe and will stretch about a half size. Skipping eyelets will help during the break in process.

I'd also recommend: Verde/VCS Anasazi