Do your narrow feet make it hard to find climbing shoes? You’ve likely experienced the frustration of not all brands being created equal, especially not all shoes. The climbing industry understands this, which is why different companies have created climbing shoes specifically for narrow feet, offering a sense of relief to many climbers.
Climbing can have a steep learning curve. You must understand how to grab different holds, body positioning, and the specific tension needed in certain scenarios, as well as how to use climbing shoes.
While you may need to take a class or just practice, practice, and practice to gain your climbing skills, at least you’ll have a pair of shoes that fit! Below are the most popular climbing shoes for narrow feet to help you start sending. Remember, the right fit is crucial for climbing shoes. They should be snug but not painfully tight, and your toes should be slightly curled but not crunched.
La Sportiva – Futura
The Futura is La Sportiva’s most narrow shoe to date. With a rich reputation for designing high-performance climbing shoes, La Sportiva proves it with this no-edge technology. Instead of the toe coming to a sharp point like most climbing shoes, the Futura is slightly rounded. It is sensitive and adaptable and best suited for sport climbing and bouldering.
Tenaya – Oasi
Tenaya is known for creating slightly narrower climbing shoes, and it shows with the Oasi. Every Tenaya shoe is designed with ‘foot width response’ that allows the shoe to mold to a climber’s foot more easily, creating a one-of-a-kind fit. It has proven worth it for a shoe that took two years to develop!
Scarpa – Techno X
Scarpa creates shoes for all sizes of feet: narrow, wide, “normal width,” high volume, low volume—you name it. The Techno X is their lace-up narrow shoe that offers a well-rounded performance. Just confirm if a pair of Scarpas is designed for your foot type before you buy!
La Sportiva – Muira
Another La Sportiva shoe, the Miura, excels at all climbing styles. Think of this shoe as like the Futura, but with an edge. Although the Miura is technically a narrow fit, it is known to work for those with “normal-width” feet because it breaks in nicely. Loved by professionals and amateurs, the Miura is the shoe that can do it all.
Five Ten – NIAD VCS
Five Ten has redesigned its original Anasazi VCS and added a few new features to the already popular shoe. The latest last is narrower, and the toe box centers between the big toe and second toe to distribute the weight across the foot more evenly. The NIAD VCS is excellent for climbers with narrow feet and even those with Morton’s toe.
Butora – Acro & Acro Comp
Butora has also been pumping out great options for climbers of all foot widths. The Acro offers a version, Blue, to those with narrow feet who want a semi-stiff performance shoe. Butora also makes a comp version of this shoe; it’s softer and more sensitive, and the narrow version is promoted in pink.
Scarpa – Helix
The Scarpa Helix is an excellent option for narrow-foot climbers seeking a shoe that maximizes all-day comfort. The laces extend far down the forefoot, offering a high level of adjustability to how they fit. The Helix, the most budget-friendly option of the narrow shoes in this list, provides comfort and security to those looking for their first pair.
Five Ten – Hiangle
Check out the Hiangle option if you’re a climber with narrow feet looking for an aggressive shoe. As one of the most aggressive climbing designs, this shoe puts your foot in a great position to dig into pockets and features on overhangs. The narrow forefoot of the Hiangle is where it stands true for narrow-foot climbers.
Mad Rock – Drone LV
The Drone LV includes a narrow toe box, a smaller heel cup, and reduced in-step volume compared to its high-volume counterpart. Sporting an all-black aesthetic, this shoe not only looks good but performs well, too. With narrow feet in mind, Mad Rock introduced the Drone LV to help boulderers and sport climbers try their hard projects.
Scarpa – Vapor V
The Scarpa Vapor V is another narrow shoe that excels for those who want a great all-arounder. Part of their Women’s line, it edges, smears, and heel hooks across the board. If you’re looking to tackle many different terrains and want to avoid bu
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