SCARPA Instinct VSR Rock Climbing Shoes for Sport Climbing and Bouldering

I’m beyond happy with these climbing shoes. They’re very comfortable and fit my foot perfectly (flat, slightly wide, and with a large heel). I wear a 10.5 in street shoes. I got these one full size down looking for a snug but bearable fit. I recommend going half or a full size down if you’re aiming for a perfect fit. I loved the heel — I think it’s perfect for me. I’ve compared them with the La Sportiva Solution (41.5), and I honestly feel like these are an improved version.

I’m a 5’0” female with big and wide feet for my size, 8 (street shoes). I needed to ship out my Scarpa Instincts VS to get resoled and wanted to try other options as a 2nd shoe. I didn’t go very far since I ended up with these VSR. They are a lot softer than the men’s VS that I have. It is tight as I’m still breaking them in but I don’t reckon they’ll loosen up, this material doesn’t. So far, performance is good. Can smear, heel hook and send in just about every way. Only thing is the toe hooks are sensitive. Good but sensitive. The shoes are thin material so you’ll feel everything.

Absolutely love this shoes, easy to wear outside and inside, semi aggressive profile with strong sole, normal grip on toe hooks. Would downsize half a size to begin as toe box is generous. Totally worth to buy

Prior to the Scarpa Instinct VSR I used the La Sportiva Solutions for bouldering and sport climbing. I will start off by saying I bought these in the same euro size that I got my solutions in and they fit great. The fit actually feels similar to the Solution except that the toe box is a bit tighter and for some reason after about 10 minutes of wearing them there is the slightest bit of room in the heel. Most of the time I would say this could be an issue but it is not affecting me at all when using them. They are aggressive with great toe coverage and the heel is nice as well. As a bonus, these shoes are stellar looking. I get compliments all the time on them. Well done Scarpa. Sized 41 euro 8M US.

I could still go down a half size for a tighter heel fit but the toe is nice and sharp and precise on overhangs and the heel is still bomber even though it's a bit big on me. I'm sure they'll feel good on smears once I break em in a bit. The seller delivered way ahead of schedule so 5 stars for them as well, I only wish they would list the shoes by their euro size since it takes the guesswork out of ordering online. I unfortunately had to do some trial and error