Review: Tenaya Tarifa Climbing Shoe

Following Tenaya’s motto that high performance doesn’t have to mean low comfort, the Tarifa is a medium-stiff shoe that has top-notch performance on every angle and type of terrain. “It’s stiff and supportive where you need it—heel cup and forefoot, but completely flexible in one key spot—the arch/middle of the foot,” one tester said of this narrow-lasted shoe. “That means I can edge on a razor crimp as well as I can smear on a low-angle section as well as I can dig in deep on tiny nubs on a roof. Its versatility is unrivaled.”