Evolv

Shaman Climbing Shoe

Excellent performing shoe

I do a lot of indoor and outdoor bouldering and this shoe has been all around great! It performs really well on small edges but can still do well on slopey smeary feet, the heel works really well and with the velcro my foot is never sliding around in the shoe / heel never pops out like some other shoes I've tried. I also have very wide feet and find the shoe stretched nicely to fit my foot comfortably.

Great in the cave

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

Size Bought:

15

I'm a really big fan of how hard these shoes let you climb when the route is really overhung. I feel like they give me a ton of leverage on tiny holds and really allow me to pull hard when I can lock in a good heel-toe cam. I gave them four stars instead of five because as good as they are on inverted routes and roofs, they're not the best when you get onto something more slabby.

On my way to buy again

Helping open a climbing gym with brand new holds quickly wore away a single spot on the toes, but I am still able to get on some v5's and 6's without too much stress. Great shoes, even when you see it's first hole, and honestly the first climbing shoe that fits my heel. I would say this shoe is great for intermediate to advance, be ready to break in the shoe, but when it happens, aghh it's great.

Personally Love These Shoes

Breaking these in wasn’t particularly comfortable but after a few sessions these fit like a glove and I have no pain wearing them. I wear a 10.5 and half sized up (per the evolv reps recommendation) and I’m glad I did. Keeps me locked in on footholds and they smear pretty well too. Plenty of rubber so these should last me a while. Great shoe if you want something aggressive and sturdy. Not the most sensitive under your toes but that’s kinda what I wanted, the rubber is not super soft so you feel comfortable on smaller footholds. Love these, I recommend them to anyone who’s had experience in intermediate level climbing shoes, otherwise if you’re getting into the sport you might want to consider something a little less aggressive.

Great fitting shoe, sticks to granite so well.

solid shoe

I've had the shoe for a good 9 months and they are just starting to show wear a bit. I'm a very active climber I usually climb 5 days a week for around 3 hours. With that in mind, they held up really well and have fit to my foot pretty well making them comfortable enough to walk around in. They still will last for a month or so. they are still grippy and I would buy this again but I'm most likely going to upgrade to a different shoe within the Evolv.

I love em

New Evolv Shaman

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

10

I have owmed and worn the two previous Evolv Shaman models and was concwperned that the newest model would fall short, but quite the opposite. The newest Evolv Shaman has more volume, but provides a comfortable, precise glove-like fit. Well done, Evolv.

Great shoes

Shoes are very snug and have not stretched too much in the past couple months of use. I don't wear them for long periods. I do a couple routes and take them off to give my feet a rest. They grip indoor walls really well and seem to be pretty durable. I would recommend this shoe to other climbers.

Overall great grip on the climbing wall for gym bouldering. Lots of versatility, solid intermediate level shoe. The toe box can be a little steep and uncomfortable but it does slightly stretch, then fits like a glove.