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The older and the newer versions were/are better.

Love the shoe. I use them for everything. The only thing that they are not so great in, is thin finger cracks. My only issue with them is that once they get old they seem to lose their fit around the heel and I've actually had the shoe come off while heel hooking. They also start to smell bad pretty quickly.

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Perfect shoe for me

I tried on about a dozen different climbing shoes before settling on this one, here's why:My feet:- 9.5 E on the brannock device; pretty flat feetSize I bought:- 42.5Climbing level:- Intermediate gym climberOther shoes I tried (not knocking them, they just weren't 100% right for me):- La Sportiva: Genius, Futura, Miura, Miura VS, Katana, Testarosa (almost all the sportiva shoes were too narrow, only the Genius and Testarosa fit well for me and they are both too aggressive for me)- Scarpa: Vapor VS, Instinct Lace (liked the VS, but the lace is stiffer)- Evolve: Shaman (good width, but extremely aggressive downturn)Why I chose this shoe:- I have a wide, flat, uneven feet (right is wider than left and left is longer than right), but have a low ... MoreI tried on about a dozen different climbing shoes before settling on this one, here's why:My feet:- 9.5 E on the brannock device; pretty flat feetSize I bought:- 42.5Climbing level:- Intermediate gym climberOther shoes I tried (not knocking them, they just weren't 100% right for me):- La Sportiva: Genius, Futura, Miura, Miura VS, Katana, Testarosa (almost all the sportiva shoes were too narrow, only the Genius and Testarosa fit well for me and they are both too aggressive for me)- Scarpa: Vapor VS, Instinct Lace (liked the VS, but the lace is stiffer)- Evolve: Shaman (good width, but extremely aggressive downturn)Why I chose this shoe:- I have a wide, flat, uneven feet (right is wider than left and left is longer than right), but have a low volume heel, this shoe has a wide toe box and a tight heel which was perfect. The laces also make it really adjustable.- Fit is great for me: width is snug and confidence inspiring both front and back, length is perfect (minor toe curl), and the heel is really tight. The shoe slips on andmakes that satisfying suction sound as the heel gets sucked into place.- I wanted a shoe with good stiffness, low to moderate downturn. I mostly use this for rope climbing in the gym- Wanted an unlined leather shoe to control the smell- Looks pretty cool IMOOther thoughts:- I bought them in my street shoe size, but they seemed to be much tighter than any of my street shoes in that size (can't really walk around in them without killing my toes, need to pop off the heel after a few climbs)- I'm still breaking them in, but from what I'm told these don't stretch that much and I haven't noticed much stretch after ~10 hours of gym time.

Review of Scarpa Vapour Lace Rock Climbing Shoe

Great for edging. Perfect fit for my wife feet

Runs Small

I wear a size 9W/40. My previous shoe was Chilies size 39. So I ordered a 39.5 in these and they were so small. I exchanged them for a 40.5 and they are still too small but I decided to deal with the discomfort and hope they stretch. This is my first show with a more aggressive toe and I’ve liked them so far. The grip is impressive and I like the extra rubber On top for the toe hook.

Vapor Lace design Flaw

I purchased Scarpa Vapor climbing shoes for the first time recently. I was initially very impressed with the shoes. They were comfortable out of the box and performed exceptionally. However, I only used them a handful of times and they already have a hole in the toe through the leather. Generally, I have been able to get several months of use from my climbing shoes and am able to resole them a few times before the wear is too damaged. It seems that the Vapor has a design flaw in that the toe rand comes to a narrow point with a small gap in the rubber where the leather is exposed. I contacted Scarpa warranty directly but they did not stand behind their product. Very disappointing.

Way Too Small

I normally wear size 39.5 in La Sportivas. Bought the Scarpa Vapors in size 40. They are more like size 38 in La Sportivas. Here is a comparison pic with my TC Pros (39.5). Can't give you a review on its performance since I can't even get into them.