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Our most sensitive climbing shoe for training and bouldering.
Sense everything with the best training and soft bouldering shoe on the market. Featuring a deconstructed design that allows just the right support while making sure the climber senses everything on the wall. With the Zenist, Evolv has created a perfect training shoe for volume style climbing. As the softest shoe in the Evolv line, it offers containment through the upper's structural support. Meanwhile, the deconstructed midsole and outsole allow for exquisite sensitivity, enabling climbers to sense every contact with the wall. The thin split outsole, single strap closure, large toe patch for toe hooking, and tensioned heel rand for stable heel hooking making this minimalist, sensitive shoe the choice for the training board. The Zenist also comes in a Low Volume to ensure the best fit for a climber’s foot shape and performance goals.
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| Weight | 520 g Size unknown single: 260 g / 9.2 oz
Size unknown pair: 520 g / 18.3 oz (we converted ounces to grams)
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| Closure Type | 1 Velcro closure |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Volume | High |
| Sizing Information |
US sizes 5 - 15, including half sizes.  Evolv-Shoe-Size-Chart.jpg Evolv-Shoe-Fit-Chart.jpg
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| Best Use (Highest Performance) |
Bouldering Indoor Rental |
| Asymmetry | Aggressive |
| Tongue Details | not provided by the brand |
| Last Details | Shape: Downturned (performance) Construction: not provided by the brand not provided by the brand |
| Upper Material | not provided by the brand Synthetic |
| Midsole Material | 1.0 mm Half-length |
| Sole Material | 3.5 mm
TRAX® half length
Rand: Tensioned heel rand |
| Footbed Lining | not provided by the brand |
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Evolv generously sent both the “normal” Zenist and the LV version, both in 44. The LVs were decidedly tighter all around other than length. Both versions had the “performance fit” feel to me, but the LV version was just a tad more “performance.” The added tightness around almost every millimeter of my foot added a touch of sensitivity and power. After alternating between the shoes for weeks, I concluded that the “normal” Zenist would be my go-to training shoe. I could keep them on for up to 90 minutes without problems, backing my foot out occasionally, and I wasn’t in any pain. The Zenist LV would be my “redpoint” shoes, meaning when I was up against my limit and the goal was to send the rig. I had to at least undo the single Velcro closure strap and back my foot out after a few attempts. If I left them on for 15 minutes, I had some pain. So, to me, the Zenist LV broke out of the “training” category and rose up into the “boulder-sending” echelon.
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