Exceptional Performance: Mad Rock Drone High Volume Climbing Shoe Review

Great for indoor bouldering. The rubber is soft and sticks well to small broken fingers or large textured slopes. The inner shoe is great for putting on the shoe and the arch strap provides good arch tension. Had to go up a size than my typical climbing shoe size. I wear 11 in street shoes and hiangles and chose 11.5 for this shoe. Could technically fit in an 11 (because of the skid shoe, respect) but toe pressure was very painful. Half size and my feet feel great in these shoes for hours.

First, I'm Brooks, 16 year old son. I wear a size 10 Vans shoe which fits perfectly so I went for a 9.5 after getting a size 10 Shark. The sharks were too big so I figured half size would be perfect. They were very tight at first, but after 5 weeks of climbing 3 days a week I could have gone for a size 9 (a whole size smaller than my road shoes). I climb v8/v9 indoors and v7/v8 outdoors so I need to use some technique when climbing and I think these shoes work just fine. The heel is amazing…

Have been using these for over a month now. So far, so good. I chose this review as there is not much information about it. About me: Sophomore climber, mostly bouldering routes with more overhang/steeper angles, near average but still new to technique and route reading. My shoe knowledge is MINIMAL so you'll probably need to try on a few shoes rather than relying solely on the internet for shoe selection. Fit: I wear street shoes in size 9 (42€). Also wear them in a size 9. The fit is snug (it