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Scarpa Helix

Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 3
RRP: £50

Description: Designed to meet the needs of beginners right the way through to those operating in the low E grades. Slip lasted, Megabyte rubber sole and supportive midsole.

Available in: 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46

REVIEWS

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Michael Halls-Moore

Posted: 13/01/02

'IMMENSELY COMFORTABLE, NOVICE/INTERMEDIATE ROCK BOOTS!'

Strengths:
The comfort of these boots, even when extremely tight, remains high. Even on long periods on the wall it is retained. They're also easy to take on and off!

Weaknesses:
These boots are not as useful on extremely technical grades, but then that is not what they are designed for, so this isn't really a weakness as such.

Overall:
When I was renting boots from my local wall, I found that I needed a size 9 (I'm a size 8) in order to reduce the pain enough that I could climb. With these Scarpas I only needed a size 41 (size 7) when I went to the store, because I was told they stretch. The moral of the story is, don't buy climbing shoes online (I was tempted), do go and try them on in the store until you're happy with the size!

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

80%

Tim Budd

Posted: 28/01/03

'OK FOR AT THE VERY START'

Strengths:
comfortable as anything you will ever get to wear on a rock face

Weaknesses:
the rubber sucks

Overall:
I had a pair of these for a short while, they were amazingly comfortable, and I couldn't understand why people squeezed their feet into stupidly small shoes.

Then, after a while, a couple of months I noticed that where other people stuck to the wall, my shoes were sliding around like greased (insert appropriate noun here).
Also, the sound when you put your foot on the stone/ plastic is different to that of other shoes, in all reality you shouldn't hear anything, but you can, no matter how lightly you tread.

In my humble opinion, don't buy these, get something better with better rubber, you'll end up buying them later on anyway, so why waste money?

Performance		40%
Reliability		100%
Value		40%

Overall Rating

60%

Drew Withey

Posted: 04/03/03

'BEGINNERS DELIGHT, ADVANCERS BANE'

Strengths:
To get started in rock climbing they are brilliant. They support your foot without being painful, the edging is reasonable enough for a beginner, and the last in good for anything up to lower E grade climbs.

Weaknesses:
Anything above E1, and these will struggle. Foot placement isn't quite as definitive, as with a more expensive and/or advanced pair.

Overall:
If you want to start climbing, especially at indoor climbing centres then these will be fine. However if you want to improve, or climb on crags, then these may not be the best choice. I used them for six months before I improved sufficietly to need a better pair.

If you're starting out, and are not sure what to try, then these are a good choice, but if you've already owned a pair, then these may not be what you are looking for.

Performance		80%
Reliability		60%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

80%

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