Modern climbers have the opposite problem. Go to any outdoor recreation store and prepare to be overwhelmed by shelves of cutting-edge climbing shoes and marketing gibberish. That’s how I felt ...

The unisex Vessi Cityscape Classic Shoe offers a narrow fit that molds, glove-like, to the foot. Although it took us a minute to get used to, this second-skin ended up being one of the things we ...

Aside from the ice climbers, mountaineers, and Charles Albert, every climber needs a pair of reliable climbing shoes.