desert shoes??

Hey im coming out to the desert for the first time in march, wondering what are some good shoe options for sand stone.. I am mostly on granite and it is usually TCpros or Katana lace for shoes.
cheers

It depends of course on specifically where & what types of routes you will be climbing. Splitters? Steep face? Moderate multi-pitches?

Also it seems by your current shoe choices you prefer Sportiva shoes?

If you're in the creek and not wearing Moccs then you're doing it wrong.
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The shoes you have should work pretty well. A "pure crack shoe" like the moccs or mythos would be good to have if you want to save some of the life of your TCs.

Mythos are a good all around shoe

Roy Suggett wrote:Mythos are a good all around shoe

Get a pair of Astorman. They are burly and will take the beating your gonna give them being it's your first time to the desert. Get them fit for socks and it'll add some cushion. Tc pros and katanas are great desert shoes but they will both probably get pretty torn up.

For the Creek:
5.10 Moccs (or Evolv Addict) for splitters (large hands to fingers). No shoe laces that will get worn out and cut.

Astroman or TC Pro for Fists to Offwidth.

Agree that Mythos are a good all-around shoe but protect the laces with tape or something. Pain to relace if they get shredded.

comfortably sized mocs, toes completely flat, and you will be hiking routes while your partners struggle in their tc pros and other shoes. Also put a couple coats of free sole on top of the mocs and they will last much longer.

Gets some Moccasyms one size smaller than your street shoe. Or at least a half size.

They are on sale at Sports Chalet for like $80. Good deal.
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cheers. From the theme of the advice i would guess that soft rubber shoes like the mochs work best. I have climbed with the Mythos in the past was not so excited by there performance though.
hope to climb all range of cracks so might pick up a pair of mochs for thinner splitters. Tc's for ow.