Hey guys,
I have just bought my first pair of aggressive climbing shoes, Scarpa Instinct VSR's.
I am a street shoe EU 40 1/2.
I had the owner of my local gym help fit these shoes at a 38 1/2 i just cant tell if they are TOO small.
I first had bought 38's but the pain was unbearable i couldn't complete a simple v1 slab climb because any weight on my toes was insane however its still similar with the size up.
I had some Scarpa Apria's in a 39 1/2 before these which were painful for my first few sessions but now are pretty comfy and dont feel the need to take off after climbs. The issue with these is that the heels were far too loose and i could easily slide it off (would definitely not hold on a heel hook)
My Pinky toes feel squished and even after wearing the Vsr's at home sitting down for 30 minutes my toes have all sorts of marks on them from the shoe and find it very hard to have all my weight on one toe.
Do i just need to give the shoes more time to break in especially with the unknown feel of aggressive shoes or are they just too small?
Unfortunately after exchanging them once i dont feel ill be allowed to exchange them again.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Post edited at 14:28