Five Ten Men's (2012) Anasazi Arrowhead Climbing Shoe

I've been wearing Anasazi Velcros since the 90's and it is my favorite sport climbing shoe and is my reference point for these comments. The Arrowhead iteration has a turned down, stiffer toe which is a great improvement for overhanging and vertical sport routes. The shoe offers excellent support on small edges and in pockets and really grabs features when you have to pull with your toe. This shoe feels tighter than the Anasazi velcro of the same size. For my foot I would guess it runs about a 1/2 size smaller. It has excellent potential for crack climbing because the stiffer toe box offers more protection from the crush of a toe jam. It grabs well on small edges and knobs typical of Tuolumne climbing. However, when the shoe is bent forward on a slab it puts a lot of pressure across the top of the foot about where my toes connect to my feet. It's possible that a 1/2 larger size could solve this problem but I haven't tried that yet. I will wear this shoe full time in the Owens River Gorge.

I don't use it yet, but my first impression about the Arrowhead is very good. The shape, the quality, the fit, the sole, all seems very good. I will update that review when I try it on the rock, but for now I'm very pleased.UPDATEI use it now and they do very well. About the fit, I'm 10.5 on street shoes, I bought an Arrowhead size 10 and for now it fits very tight, I hope it stretch a little. Maybe I should try a 10.5...

Got a size larger than my street size (which fit loosely) and after two days of climbing I'd go even a size larger if I could, since being able to climb for more than 30 mins before needing to take the shoes off is nice. Other than that they work pretty well, but I haven't noticed they're amazingly sticky or anything.

An awesome deal for my favorite all-day climbing shoes. These fit my wide lady-feet like a glove. I mainly use these for climbing in the gym or on more low-key days outside, because if I'm projecting I'd probably switch to a slightly more aggressive shoe. BE WARNED though that Five Ten is going through some changes, and their shoe quality might suffer, so buy as many of your favorite shoe as you can before it's too late!

Provide amazing grip especially for small grips. Allowed me to elevate my climbing skill for sure but they definitely run small. I got a 14 and I am a 13 in normal shoes or 12 in converse and I can't wear these for more than 2-3 climbs.

totally helped get a good toe-hold of things.Changes the way you foot forever. I had intro shoes before this.But maybe in a sense the intro shoes HELP you work/concentrate on your foot better because its easier to slip, but these bring in the extra reinforcements after you hone your skills a bit.I would suggest getting your ACTUAL street shoe size. They will be perfectly snug. I went 1/2 size smaller and its tight, but more of a super performance tight, not unbearable.GOOD shoe!

Everything about it was great, just to small for me; mainly because of the downturned toe. I'm a 15 with all climbing shoes and they didn't have any bigger size, so no downturned toe for me. Mad rock flash 2.0 had to do

Always worried about buying stuff online without trying them on first, but these were great. I compared in person with similar shoes in my gym (overpriced) but these fit great. Not super aggressive shoes but they still perform well on overhanging routes and most elsewhere. Haven't dyed my feet red (yet) so that's also a plus.