vertigo gear

FAQ

Your most common questions, answered

What's "the best"

Often asked by people looking for a singular answer to often complicated questions. To really answer your question we need more info to narrow down what it is that you actually want the "best" of.

"Best Performance", for example, will often trade durability. "Best Value" depends on how you measure value - in pure money terms or savings due to better goal-specific products

This is only really (possibly) answered through a conversation (so come in and chat, or drop us a message).

What size climbing shoe should I buy?

Our view is that there are, essentially, three categories of buyer and three catagories of fit.

Beginner
  • Madrock: Same size as your running shoes
  • Tenaya: 1 size smaller than your running shoes
Intermediate (you climb 2 or more times a week, for more than 1 year)
  • Madrock: 1 size smaller than your running shoes
  • Tenaya: 2 sizes smaller than your running shoes
Advanced / Experienced (you have been climbing for a few years)

If you don't have 90% surety on your shoe size based on the above recommendations, you're not at this level yet...go back to Intermediate ;-P


By this stage you will have specific questions for us which are beyond general recommendations - come in and ask us / try shoes on.