Women's rock climbing shoes and boots here at Gear-Zone include the famous Five Ten Ladies' Gambit and Rogue ranges, La Sportiva's Tarantula, and Red Chili's Lady Spirit rock shoe.
Whether you're under cover on an indoor rockface or attempting the real thing in the great outdoors, our selection of ladies' climbing shoes gives you a choice to find the perfect shoe for you.
Gear-Zone - your one-stop shopping experience for all women's outdoor wear.
More about Climbing Shoes
The Myth
Climbing shoes need to be bought at least two sizes too small, and if your feet don't feel like they're going through some ancient foot-binding torture then they won't work!
The Truth
No they don't, although like most great myths this one has some root in truth, stemming from the dawn of climbing shoe manufacturing. But to understand why it's no longer relevant we need to know what a modern climbing shoe is designed to do.
- Provide a sticky rubber surface for maximum grip when 'smearing' (or literally using the toe and ball area of your feet to walk up a wall)
- Provide good 'sensitivity' so you can feel the rock and utilise the tiniest of lips.
- Move your feet into a key 'Power-Position'.
- Power & Lift - It's all about the big-toe!
Most of the time when climbing you'll want your weight supported, and any vertical lifting to come from the inside edge area of the big-toe. It's the strongest area of the foot in this regard. Watch a ballerina stand on her toes...it's the big-toe doing the support. Now most climbers do not train their toes as hard as a ballerina has to...and this is where climbing shoes come in.
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