Description of Five Ten Gambit Climbing Shoe - Men's:
Five Ten created the Gambit Climbing Shoes to provide climbers with all-day comfort while maintaining the performance you need to take on technically demanding pitches. Slip into these lace-up shoes for a long gym session or multi-pitch trad route. The perforated synthetic upper keeps your foot cool while the sun beats down and heats up the rock. Of course, the Gambit Climbing Shoes use Five Ten's ultra-sticky and incredibly durable Stealth Onyxx rubber to keep you on dime edges.
Bottom Line: Five Ten blends comfort and performance in the Gambit Climbing Shoes.
I tried two pairs, and neither seemed to be quite right. I loved my old Five Tens but this fit seemed a little smaller, and the heel didn't quite grab right. My biggest gripe is with both pairs I had the rubber peeling away from the synthetic shoe body within the first fifteen minutes of wearing them. I like to give good reviews, but this shoe just seemed to miss the mark a bit.
Pretty solid all around shoe. It edges kind of good, but the Onyxx rubber really excels at smearing in this shoe. I can tell a difference from other Stealth shoes I have tried, but it might just be because it is slightly softer in the sole, for a better bend and catch of the rock. They don't push my toes together too hard, which is why I don't think they are really edging shoes at all, but with the fairly pointy toebox, they do toe-in great. The ones I tried, and the ones my buddies climb in don't seem to be having the durability/peeling off of rubber problems that others have had, so I'm going to go ahead and say that they will hold up to quite a bit of abuse, 2 full summers now for one guy I know.
