Mad RockDrone HV 2.0 Climbing Shoe

I've tried a lot of different climbing shoes. Mad Rock Sharks 2.0 were my first pair and I absolutely loved them. They fit just right, were comfortable, very sticky, and I could trust my feet 100% in them. I took a long break from climbing due to having kids back to back, and when I started climbing again I needed neutral shoes before working my way back to something more downturned. I tried a lot of shoes that were ok, but none of them gave me that same level of comfort and performance as the Sharks did. I was going to go back, but they are completely sold out due to the new Sharks coming out (which are also sold out). Someone at my gym recommended these, so I finally decided to give them a try since they were at least Mad Rock. At first I wasn't sure of them...they are very stiff when you put them on and I almost couldn't even get my feet in them. Once in, there seemed like there was space in weird places in the toes. The person who recommended them said this was normal, so I tried climbing in them. After 1-2 sessions, I was sold. I could finally trust my feet again and my climbing improved immediately due to the trust I had. Cannot recommend these shoes enough!

I am still breaking these in so they feel really slick on rock and plastic but the edge is unrivaled by my worn out solutions. I’m wondering if I could have gone a half size smaller but I think with time they will develop more sensitivity. New shoes are always clunky.

Allen’s review makes no sense. First of all, Yes there are small differences in the heel cup because these are assembled by hand. They are exactly as shown in there ads. The price is phenomenal, it is the one of the least expensive shoes for its class. Most intermediate / top level shoes, which these are, cost 180-220.

Easy to break in.

The blue rubber is supposed to connect to the black rubber instead there’s a huge gap between them same thing on the other side. Was expecting better shoes considering I paid 140$ for them .