If anyone has any updates on this, I would be interested. Are there any 5-fingered shoes with better rubberising? I live round the corner from a climbing centre and have not used it for fear of squashing my feet.
Thanks
My rock climbing gym does not allow barefoot climbing (I was even offering them to sign a waiver, did not help).
So I have been happily using my Vibrams KSOs, so far so good.
I have been able to climb whatever up to class 5.9 in them.
If I go on a tougher route the foot holds are too small and I need to switch to my real climbing shoes.
I do not like them because they squish my feet so as a compromise I rarely go on 5.10 and above.