Chris Sharma's Evolv Optimus Climbing Shoe Now at Rock/Creek

http://www.rockcreek.com/evolv/optimus-prime-climbing-shoe/

We are super psyched to announce that Rock/Creek just started the intial launch of Evolv's new Optimus Prime climbing shoe starting today. This shoe will be available exclusively at Rock/Creek starting May 1st. The Optimus Prime is a wide, low volume cambered shoe that has tons of rubber all over the body so you can place your foot in holes, heel hook, toe hook with more precision than other shoes and are super comfy as well.

A hook and loop closure keeps the shoe secure on your foot, with a toe that is a bit downturned, but not as aggressive as most shoes out there, making this a little more versatile than other bouldering/sport climbing shoes.

These shoes are part of Chris Sharma's signature series, which to me is a huge bonus when thinking about the fact that Chris has climbed on so many different types and styles of rock throughout the world, so any shoe he has a part in designing is going to be well built, and an all around great shoe.

Evolv Optimus Prime Climbing Shoe at Rock/CreekWe can't wait to see these shoes come in -- which from what we understand will be coming into our stores the first week of May. Anyone who orders these shoes from Rock/Creek will have them before anyone else in the boulder field or crag.

Evolv is now joining the ranks of the "green" by using Trax rubber on their shoes that will be composed of 25% recycled rubber. All evolv shoes are now "vegan friendly"! Evolv must be a cool climbing shoe company because they now have the recruits of Lisa Rands, Chris Sharma and Chris Lindner on their sponsored climber list.

Category:

Sports

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• climbing
• evolv
• shoes
• chris
• sharma
• optimus
• prime

[hansjurgen]

@fredfinks

Same here, buy once cry once-

[fredfinks]

I occaisonly snorkel and needed a new mask. i was going to a sport store to just grab a standard pair for $30-40. I wondered what the best was? Found the ultimate mask from Cressi , only cost $105 on ebay. The result? holy fuck, i can see peripheral, i dont fog, i mean you spend a fortune getting to the destination. May as well see it with clarity.

[fredfinks]

This is what i dont understand. People who are keen on a hobby and want an item that they believe to be better but wont spend like an extra $50 to get the best.

If i was interested in a sport that doesnt require that much equipment, as opposed to go karting which has considerable cost. I would just fork out and get the best shoe i could buy. I mean these people probably blow $100 on a few drinks on a sat night.

[inoobnomoar]

i love how you can see joe kinder's hand imprint with chalk on the finishing jug.

[Graham7697]

@theultimateshoe because he finished the climb, and just let go awkwardly.. it wasn't like he smashed into the wall or the ground.

[inoobnomoar]

@theultimateshoe yeah, flipped upside-down

[theultimateshoe]

why has noone commented on the fact that that fall he just took looked awful

[Yossarian2004]

Evolv are the only shoe that fits me. They rock. The bandit is great for sport and trad.

[sanarkhos]

Rockstars fit my feet better. Also quest when they had sticky rubber (alas, no more...)

Never liked the Pontas, and Optimus isn't described as being asymmetric.

[thegadawgs11]

You can get these for cheap on campsaver(dot)com. Great shoe! I hv a pair of the optimus and I love them.