My favorite shoes - Five Ten Team VXi Climbing Shoe - Mens

I've been climbing on and off for 15 years and these are easily my favorite climbing shoes ever. They're the closest thing on the market to climbing barefoot with a sticky "rubber sock" on. Whether that's a good thing or not depends on the individual, if your feet are not strong from years of climbing (and maybe barefoot running!) you probably will not enjoy these. But for someone experienced that favors stickiness and sensitivity above all else these cannot be beat! They even conform to your feet so well that they are super comfortable too. Only negative is that they are NOT durable, but I can't fault the shoes for that, there is just no way around it when the rubber is so thin and soft.