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Most Aggressive rock shoe heels?

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Harlow Huber · · Central WA · Joined Aug 2018 · Points: 2,144

I've worn LS Solutions/Skwamas, Scarpa Instinct & the soft line, and I've found that the Evolv Phantom/Agro have by far my favorite heels on any shoes. They feel the most aggressive on heel hooks,  and they're also the most form-fitting of what I've tried.

Can anyone point out other shoes that have a similar heel shape/aggressiveness? I'd stay with Evolv but the rubber is too thick and soft, so it's insensitive and rolls off edges way more than other shoes. I find vertical edging easier with the Scarpa Chimera, despite the shoe being significantly softer than the Phantom (which is stiffer than the Solution).

milk rotten · · Minneapolis, MN · Joined May 2017 · Points: 0

mythos, and my heel spurs 

Gunkiemike · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 3,687

It's a shame you didn't get a chance to try the Mad Rock Hookers. First shoe that was designed for radical heel hooking.

s dz · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2018 · Points: 20

Hi-angles have a heel strip that pretty thin and almost fin-like. They feel like like the most precise (aggressive?) heel I've used. Opposite of the skwama's clunky mass (which, other than the heel, I love).

Ted Pinson · · Chicago, IL · Joined Jul 2014 · Points: 252

If you can find a pair of the old Five Ten Dragons, they had the best heel I’ve ever worn.

Matt Himmelstein · · Orange, CA · Joined Jun 2014 · Points: 194
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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