ButoraMen's Modern Climbing Shoe

Everything is fine, except there is no shoebox.

Unlike most climbing shoes, size these up! I usually wear Scarpa Origns size 9 or Butora Endeavors size 10 (street size 10 sneakers, 10.5 boots). But the Narsha sizing is odd. I first tried the Narsha narrow size 10.5, couldn't physically fit my foot inside, hard as I tried (even broke a sweat attempting). Sized up to 11.5 and changed to Wide fit, and love them! So snug!For climbing, they have a great toe-ing edge, and the heel is extremely tight. Unlike other aggressive shoes I've tried, the tight heel doesn't hurt! Even while climbing, it's just a snug, natural fit (if sized correctly).Butora has impressed me for years, and even though the sizing for these is confusing, they're perfect for my next era of climbing adventures. Hope this helps, and you find the right gear for you! Climb on!

It’s a beautiful shoe and I’m sure it probably edges, toe hooks, and heal hooks like a boss... however, the sizing is REALLY hard to get down if you don’t have somewhere you can try them on first. I’m a 10.5 street, ordered a size 12 because of the many reviews that state they run small. Even with the size 12, it felt like I had sized down. Not only that, they were excruciatingly painful in the toe box. Like, I couldn’t even wear them for more than a couple minutes and when I tried them out bouldering, it felt like my knuckles in the toe box were going to break!I’m going to give Butora the benefit of the doubt and just say that this shoe was not built for my shape of foot. It’s made out of quality materials, that’s for sure, it just wasn’t for me.When it comes to climbing shoes, just make sure you get a shoe that fits the shape of your foot. Don’t get caught up in the hype of certain shoes.

These shoes are badass. The rubber is sticky, the heel cup is secure and well, just look at them. Kind of weird, but the top of the shoe grips insanely well. If you need to bat hang, it's about as good as having an opposable thumb on your foot.Downside: I wear a 9.5 or 10 street shoe and had to order an 11.5 just so I wouldn't go blind from foot pain and still had to buy a shoe stretcher and leave it in for a few days. To be fair I have Morton's toe (or Greek toe) pretty bad so all aggressive shoes are their own little slice of misery.I'd definitely buy these again, though I might even go up to a 12.

I got a pair of these since the last pair of climbing shoes I bought were the gomis. These to me feel a lot stiffer, and the sole is very thick. It really reduces sensitivity on holds. That may change as I continue to wear them, but if you're looking for a softer shoe like myself then it's probably not your style.

I own a pair of Butora Acro's and I assumed I could buy the Narsha in the same size but I was wrong. I fit in an Acro 9 and for the Narsha I had to go up to a 9.5.The shoe took about a week and a half to really break in. Up until then they were fairly difficult and uncomfortable to put one.I've been climbing for roughly 8 and 1/2 years as I'm writing this review for contest. My main issue with these shoes is how inflexible they are. I've had them for about a month and I still can't get any flexion out of the shoe which is really problematic for certain types of climbs. Unless the foot hold has some sort of point to it these shoes become unreliable. Using edges or volumes becomes especially problematic as they will slip off.I say if you are going to buy Butora stick with the Acro.

I bought two pairs, one was my foot size, 9. I have wide feet, so I figured I try my regular wide shoes size. I was wrong. I next bought the 11.5, ignoring the recendation to size up one. I sized up two. I can manage my foot inside this time, with great effort pulling the heal tabs. My foot was crunched as heck. Very uncomfortable. Returning the shoes. I knocked off stars for the unhelpful sizing. The shoes are pretty rigid and will need breaking in.

My other style of Butora shoes are my favorite climbing shoes ever, so I thought I would give these a try. I tried several sizes and the fit just never worked for me. These shoes are also pretty heavy considering how much rubber is used.