5.10 are bad

[emperor]

Ever since I started climbing, I've used 5.10 Spire shoes - they're fully laced and so suit my wonky feet. From time to time, I've tried to find other shoes, but to no avail.

Anyhow, I've finally worn holes in the current pair, and went online to buy a new pair, to discover that 5.10 have discontinued them. Woe!

I gather the Anasazi Guide is in some sense the descentant of the Spire, but no-where in town sells them. I may yet get a pair online and expect to return them if they don't fit (but that's expensive and faffsome). So after a rather frustrating lunchtime, I now have a pair of La Sportiva Tarantulaces by the advanced selection criteria of "only pair that will actually go on my feet"; I'll find out tomorrow if I can actually climb in them...

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[cofax7]

Anyhow, I've finally worn holes in the current pair

You know you can get them resoled, right? Not at a regular cobbler, but there's at least one resoler in most major cities where there are climbers to be found. Of course, if you've put a hole in the rand it'll cost more, but it's WAY cheaper than buying new shoes, and these are ones you've broken in already.

[wpadmirer]

I have a friend who wears the Spire, but I got 5.10 Rogues. They run INCREDIBLY small, but I am adjusting to them and like them a lot.

I send you good vibes on the shoes, because I also have wonky feet (crooked toes from breaking them, and arthritis).