Reviews & Ratings for Tenaya Tarifa Climbing Shoe — 2 reviews — Page 1

I'm assuming the other reviewer's shoes aren't sized the best as I switched to this shoe from a muira and I'm never going back. I went 2 sizes down from my street shoe (10.5 street size, 8.5 tarifas) and the fit is amazing. My toes are ever so slightly curled, but despite the somewhat performance fit, the sock like liner makes them comfortable to wear for hours in the gym. The asymmetry in the toe box is comparable to the muiras (maybe a bit more asymmetric), but the slightly softer rubber makes these a bit more sensitive. I've primarily been putting them to use in the gym, but with warmer weather now, I've gotten to use them outside on technical limestone face climbing and I've been able to stand on the most miniscule limestone crystals with comfort. They do have a really narrow fit, so if you've got wider feet, you'll probably want to avoid this shoe, but if you've got narrowish feet, this shoe is phenomal!

I think these are a decent gym shoe but I'm not convinced they're a replacement for my go-to La Sportiva Miura. They fit like a glove on a narrow-to-regular foot and although I feel a little room in the heel, I had no problem cranking on heel hooks. The laces are so long that I had to tie two bows and replaced them with shorter Sportiva laces.my main gripe is that there were the only shoe in my arsenal in which I couldn't stand on a tiny, slopey foot chip on slab. Size down 1/2 size for all-day comfort or 1 size for a performance fit.