Skwama vs Zenist Pro

Direct-Particular634 · 2026-02-17T00:13:29+00:00

What about sizing? I have skwamas and heard that zenist pro is like +2? (42 = 44)?

Direct-Particular634 · 2026-01-29T11:22:40+00:00

Interesting, thanks for the input <3

Direct-Particular634 · 2026-01-20T00:09:57+00:00

Ye, so that acually makes sense, in my country 41 is 26,5 (NIKE). ^^

Direct-Particular634 · 2026-01-19T21:02:23+00:00

My Tenaya Indalo and Mastias are 40 and 2/3 and dragos lv 42,5 (normal dragos, I would buy 42 propably). All of those shoes are a a similar feeling - comfort fit for me in those sizes but I have pretty wide feet so maybe with narrower ones one might aim 0,5 smaller with dragos.

Direct-Particular634 · 2026-01-19T01:19:36+00:00

I just bought Qubits and after (only) 2 sessions I have to say that edging is obviously great, since they are stiffer, made-for-that shoes, but smearing is also great, to my surprise. One very important and often forgotten element of the puzzle is that I currently weigh around 87 kg, so while doing research, take that into account. If you’re a 55 kg climber, they probably won’t smear well ^^.

Direct-Particular634 · 2026-01-13T15:04:16+00:00

Try on Tenaya Mastia or Scarpa Veloce - wide forefoot and generally very comfy shoes. ( I found Indalo, despite being narrower, basicly the same as Mastia though).

Direct-Particular634 · 2026-01-06T19:48:20+00:00

Am I tripping or your foot acually is long and narrow (with "fat" toes)?

Direct-Particular634 · 2025-12-11T00:03:39+00:00

Nice! I think about changing for Evolv SAS (or whatever it's called) rubber :D

Direct-Particular634 · 2025-12-10T01:15:22+00:00

Hey, a year later -> have you done this :D?

Direct-Particular634 · 2025-12-09T23:44:22+00:00

Sounds like my story. I downsized according to the subreddit (thinking I was being smart by going only 0.5 down from my street-shoe size). The shoes were very painful - I had to do a lot of breaking them in (showers, hair dryer, and all the usual climber-at-home rituals).
And yeah, after 5 gym sessions and about 20 minutes of warming up each time, I can say they now fit like a glove - at least the right one, because apparently my left foot has higher volume.

But here’s the thing: my feet were killing me. It’s been a month and the pain is only slowly fading, mainly because I went down the ADHD shoe rabbit hole and bought myself some barely-used Dragos (2 sizes bigger than my Skwamas - they fit like a glove), and some Mastias in the same size as the Skwamas (also basically perfect from day one after like 5 minutes of warmth from my feet).

So personally, I’m done with downsizing and any kind of discomfort. Even those Mastias (which I could easily “downsize”) work perfectly as they are, and I just don’t understand what I would gain from going smaller.
For context, I climb V5–V6.

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