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   Five.Ten Ascent

The Velcro closure provides easy exit and entry. Take these top performers anywhere precision and comfort are required: on long routes on the Ben overhanging roofs at the Foundry endurance bouldering or Birthday Challenges. Leather upper - The most supple type of leather and also the easiest to work with. It comes from the inside layer of the hide. Stealth C4 soles - The world's highest performance climbing rubber. Hard for edging without sacrificing one iota of friction. Molded PU heel cushion - Polyurethane material well known for its high durability. Stealth TO treaded heel Velcro closure Dual pull-on loops - Two pull-on loops positioned in the correct spot at the heel allow the wearer to hold the heel cup open and easily pull the shoe on at the same time. Padded split tongue - A two part tongue where each side piece is attached to the side of the shoe opening. As the Velcro straps are tightened the padded pieces slide past each other allowing a very comfortable and adjustable fit. Side exit heel seam - A seam that has been rerouted away from the sensitive Achilles area to the side of the upper minimizing hot spots and blisters.

   Five.Ten Ascent Reviews

General comments: As far as I know these were the first climbing shoes with a padded heel, and the increasing number of models available with this feature shows how useful it is. The design of the boot means there are very few situations where the padded heel gets in the way of climbing performance (the only time you will really notice it is on critical heel hooks), but you will definitely appreciate it when you fall off aboulder problem onto spiky ground, and particularly when falling off a route before getting gear in, as you won't have a mat to cushion the impact. If you buy a reasonable size these boots are very comfy, perfect for long mountain routes with easy sections between hard bits. The velcro fastening is secure when done up, but allows the boots to be put on or taken off much faster than lace ups. As ever with 5.10s they do wear fast, but that's the price that has to be paid for sticky rubber, and I have always found 5.10 to be about the stickiest. In summary these are great boots for all climbing except for really hard stuff, where the loss of feel in the heel and the non-aggressive sole profile will be noticed.

Pros: Comfy, pretty good performance

Cons: Fast wearing, not for the hardest routes

General comments: Comfy shoe. However even fitted smallish they still rolled quite badly. Velcro fastening wasn't all that secure and several nervous moments when they opened up put me off. Now prefer laces!

Pros: Comfortable, typically excellent 5.10 stealth rubber sticks to anything! Good low grade multi-pitch day shoe.

Cons: Prone to rolling of your feet. Velcro is a bit iffy! The price is high. Not 100% convinced that having a foam heel makes any real difference?

General comments: Now...how do you climb? If your a major E9 climber then these probably aren't the shoes for you, best go for the anastazi or similar, but if, like me, your a steady VS leader and like to push your self on boulder problems or special routes you've eyed up for a while then you can't get better than the 5.10 ascents! They succeed where others fail by giving you a good level of comfort as well as a good technical shoe. The ascent has the old faithful 5.10 rubber which although easy to wear through is worth the payoff for the stickyness which can be so needed at times! This coupled with a good shape to the toe area allows a good level of technical climbing whilst the padded heel and the velcro closure allow a good comfort level to be achieved. What I find myself doing is when tackling a harder route I yank on the velro getting the shoe as tight as possible and then when the routes finished a quick pull on the velcro allow the blood to return once more and comfort is restored! The other main feature of these shoes is the padded heel which at higher levels of climbing may be a hindrence at my level they are more than welcome on those long descents! In my mind these are the perfect shoe for my level, so much so that I may buy another pair when it comes to replacing the current ones!

Pros: Velcro closure, Trademark 5.10 rubber, padded heel

Cons: Not ideal if climbing at a high technical level

General comments: ascents are great shoes, in my opinion. mine have taken a batteing for a couple of years and are so good i've had them resoled. as soon as i got them my foot work improved. they edge nicely, and the rubber is fairly hard wearing (in my opinion, maybe i don't do enough smearing...) the cushioned heel is a bonus expecially on popular problems in the peak where the landing has been flattened har dby over use. doesn't cause any loss of performance on ohter moves (well, lowly graded moves...
Pros: velcro fatenign, padded heel, comfy

Cons: velcro tabs are wearing out, losing stitching, but probably from two years use!

General comments: Got these shoes to replace my old Five-Ten Spires as was looking for something a teeny bit technical without going all the way to the Anasazi, which I found to be very uncomfortable and perhaps a little out of my league. I liked the velcro fastening on the shoes, makes them very quick and easy to get on and off, good if you wanted to wear them tight as a bouldering shoe. I prefer to wear them as a more relaxed fit, and as an all day shoe they're great, very comfortable yet precise enough to give you confidence to climb most stuff. The Five.Ten Ascent are my first pair of velcro shoe and I was initially sceptical at how close they would be, having used lace-ups in the past but so far so good, I guess only time will tell how well the velcro keeps sticking on them. They are not very stiff yet not as bendy as a traditional pull on slipper, which gives them a nice feel and makes them useful for use on smeary stuff such as grit as well as more steep stuff. Mine have the standard Five-Ten stealth rubber and I find it to be very sticky, as good as my old Spires were. The back of the Ascent has a studded sole, allegedly to make walk offs safer but to be honest, I have notice very little difference in that department, although I did find them slightly more comfortable than normal for standing around on belays than traditional climbing shoes with quite rounded soles. They're quite well padded, particulalry the tongue of the shoe and I find this makes them particularly comfortable to wear for longer periods of time. My most common complaint with rockboots is the smell, and unlike Madrock shoes, there's no X-static lining so only time will tell as to how badly they will smell in a few months time! Overall, a very nice pair of climbing shoes for an intermediate climber such as myself and so far highly reccommended, only time will tell how good they are in the long term, but so far so good.

General comments: The only rockboot that i keep returning to. The 5.10 Ascents were one of the first shoes to offer a padded heel back in 1999/2000ish, they are based on the anasazi last but have that little bit more room on the heel. So it goes without saying that this shoe keeps some of the anasazi characteristics, such as feel and control as well as the sticky rubber. As a wide footed person this shoe also suits me well, but i have heard of people with smaller volumed feet having trouble with the foot rolling. The Ascent is a great all round and all day shoe that is not just a low grade shoe, i personally have climbed F7b, E5 and V7 in a pair of these. Just how many pairs of these have i had over the years? well its somewhere in the region of 6 or 7 pairs, and thats not due to the build quality (5.10 have had a problem with this in the past!) but just the amount of climbing that i had done.

Pros: A great shoe! 5.10 rubber. looks great, feels great.

Cons: None

General comments: I love 5.10 shoes, they seem to have been made for my size 10’s. the ascent is the perfect shoe for the climbing I do as it offers a high degree of grip from the stealth outsole but also is quite a comfy shoe for a climbing shoe. The inners are lined which reduces rubbing on the heel and toes and the heels have an insert to take some of the shock out of those hard landings. The tongue area is padded and the Velcro tabs, once pulled very tight proved a great fit. I have sized down to get a tighter fit but this has not affected the feel of comfort of the shoe that much. I have found that the shoe is showing signs of wear and they are not that old, but as the rubber sticks like glue, this is something I am prepared to put up with. I have never experienced any problems with these out on the crag on day long adventure or indoors when I have had to use them

Pros: great rubber, very sticky and the the fit is good. quite comfortable for a shoe aimed at this level.

Cons: the shoe is wearing quickly but that is something i will put up with. you need to pull the velcro very tight to maintain the fit.

General comments: The Five Ten Ascent is the long route boot from the masters at Five Ten. The Ascents uppers are made from leather so do stretch a little. As always the shoes are made from five tens Stealth C4 rubber the heel of the shoe has a padded foam insert so on the long descent after a multi pitch route you don't destroy your heels. This i have found is also very useful for when Bouldering as it gives you a another level of protection if you miss the mat or not. On the heel section there are little grips so you don't fall over on the slippy sections. The Five Ten Ascent also has a descent shaped heels unlike some of the other shoes in the five ten range. The velcro straps make fitting easy and also that means while on route you can slacken off you shoes for a easy pitch then tighten them again on the next hard pitch. Also the Padded top were the straps are alot more comfortable. I have found that the Ascent is a great shoes on all different angles and situations.

Pros: Great on long routes, good quality rubber soles, great feel, stiff edge, easy adjustment

Cons: Can become Smelly due to the five ten lining, some times build quality can be poor

General comments: Totally amazing shoe if you want to do long routes or all day sessions with out feeling that your toes are going to fall off then theses are the shoes for you. Leather uppers stretch about a third of a sizes buy them a little tight. The stealth rubber on the bottom is well sticky and has such good smearing power for those slabby routes. Had mine for two years not and they are trashed but they have lasted well and just get more comfy with age. They are not the most technical shoe but they aren’t ment for nails bouldering problems but I boulder in mine and they are fine for the less hard core grades. there is not much wrong with them the straps on they are made long so you can cut to length would be nice if they were stitched across so they don’t come apart but just melt the ends together. The heels are good for long landings and just general wondering at the bottom of the crag, dowside for them is lack heel hooking power and beware of wet grass they also dont grip that. Buy them if you want good performance and comfort don’t if you want to bounder at hard grades simple.

Pros: so comfey and really sticky. If they are good enough for Tom Crusie (mission impossible II) they are good enough for me:)

Cons: velco tabs could be better stitched. They arnt the cheapist shoes around

General comments: I am currently on my fourth pair of five ten ascent shoes and will soon be buying some more. They are absolutely fantastic. There comfy and more technical than me. I have climbed E2 in these and they were more than adequate. I generally use them for trad grit, grit bouldering, indoor routing and bouldering and bolted limestone in UK and spain and find them excellent in all these situations. I do have a pair of five ten anasazi velcro which i occasionally wear when working a route which requires a lot of small edging as these shoes do loose there edge quite quickly and become fairly flexible in the centre along there length, but this is one of the reasons i like them as an all round shoe. I think that due to the flexibility they make excellent shoes for use on grit or routes where smearing is used. Overall the comfort of the shoe is excellent and i can wear them for day long multi pitches without needing to take them off and the padded heel does take some of the sting out of tricky descents and dropping down off boulder problems. I take a size 8-9 shoe and when i purchased my first pair i had a bad toe so against recommendations to go smaller i bought a size 9. I still buy a 9 as i find it fits very snug whilst still being adequately technical.

Pros: Very Comfy all round shoe.

Cons: Loose edge quite quickly. Quite expensive compared to some other shoes

General comments: great pair of shoes , best ive ever had ! great for all day comfort without effecting performance / will easy handle 6a and beyond ! they have started to wiff a bit but thats after two years hard climbing which is better than some i could mention ! wear and tear is starting to show all over but have they have still got a useable edge which after two years (twice a week or more) is also better than some i could mention! i would highly recomend buying two pairs as they are getting few and far between , i've just got some new 5.10 v miles which are great ,but a totally different shoe , no cushy heel with jaggard grip and a totally different feel alltogerther ! much prefare my new ascents which i got cheap as they are now old ! bonus ! i'll take two pairs please !

Pros: all day perfomance and comfort , quick to get on and off but you can still get good support from the two velcro straps

Cons: becoming hard to find

General comments: what comfy shoes! these are the first pair of climbing shoes I have had that I can walk about in without hobbling. Normally, I would but women specific, however, I bought these because of the larger fit and it works great. I also bought them one size too big so I can wear socks underneath and I am very happy I did. They are lined with a soft fabric and at the back of the sole there is a slight heel of rubber to make walking easier. The fabric is a suede and seems tough enough after a year of abuse. They also use 5:10s stealth rubber, which is very sticky. In my opiniont hese are a good compromise between technical and comfy!

Pros: possible to get cheap ( i got mine in a sale for £40), comfy, lined,

Cons: when climbing outside they dont keep your feet very warm, not the most technical shoe

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