Scarpa Veloce review: fit, sizing and what climbers say

A soft, comfortable single-strap gym shoe with very sticky S-72 rubber and a roomy, rounded toe box. It suits beginner-to-intermediate climbers and anyone who wants a comfortable training shoe for long indoor sessions. Stronger climbers will find it lacks support on tiny edges, and it doesn't belong in cracks.

Beginner
Gym
Bouldering
Beginners

Take your street shoe size

For a snug all-round fit, a street UK 9 (EU 43) is a UK 9 (EU 43) in the Veloce. Go half a size smaller for hard bouldering, or bigger for long days. It's a starting point: feet differ, so try them on if you can.

Your size in the Veloce

Your street shoe size

UK9

Aggressive

Tight, hard bouldering

UK8½EU 42½

Recommended

Snug all-rounder

UK9EU 43

Relaxed

Long sessions

UK9½EU 44

Comfort

Beginners, multi-pitch

UK10EU 44½

Your size in all 292 shoes

How the Veloce fits

WideHigh volume

Heel: Soft, sensitive heel with M50 rubber, but narrow heels and ankles often can't get it tight and may slip on hard hooks.
Toe box: Broad, tall, rounded toe with extra room for the 4th and 5th toes; comfortable but blunt in small pockets.
Suits: Wide and high-volume feet. Slim or low-volume feet should avoid it: the strap can run out of adjustment.

What climbers say

From independent reviews and buyers' feedback; each point is backed by at least two sources.

Strengths

Very comfortable for long indoor sessions thanks to the roomy toe box and soft build
Sticky, sensitive rubber that smears superbly on volumes and gym walls
Soft flex and toe rubber make toe and heel hooks easy
Good value compared with top-tier performance shoes

Watch out for

Too soft to support tiny edges, and feet tire on long or sustained climbs
Soft rubber wears quickly, especially outdoors
Too roomy for low-volume feet; the strap can be too long
Blunt toe is poor in small pockets and cracks

Stretch and break-in: Scarpa describes the microfiber upper as stretch-resistant. Most owners go half to one and a half sizes under street size for a relaxed fit; some size down much more for edging with little pain, and a few wear their street size. Break-in is short.

Scarpa Veloce size chart

Your street size, then the size to get for each fit. From Scarpa's size chart and how this model runs.

Scarpa Veloce size chart
Street	Aggressive	Recommended	Relaxed	Comfort
UK 4EU 37	UK 3½EU 36	UK 4EU 37	UK 4½EU 37½	UK 5EU 38
UK 4½EU 37½	UK 4EU 37	UK 4½EU 37½	UK 5EU 38	UK 5½EU 39
UK 5EU 38	UK 4½EU 37½	UK 5EU 38	UK 5½EU 39	UK 6EU 39½
UK 5½EU 38½	UK 5EU 38	UK 5½EU 39	UK 6EU 39½	UK 6½EU 40
UK 6EU 39½	UK 5½EU 39	UK 6EU 39½	UK 6½EU 40	UK 7EU 41
UK 6½EU 40	UK 6EU 39½	UK 6½EU 40	UK 7EU 41	UK 7½EU 41½
UK 7EU 40½	UK 6½EU 40	UK 7EU 41	UK 7½EU 41½	UK 8EU 42
UK 7½EU 41½	UK 7EU 41	UK 7½EU 41½	UK 8EU 42	UK 8½EU 42½
UK 8EU 42	UK 7½EU 41½	UK 8EU 42	UK 8½EU 42½	UK 9EU 43
UK 8½EU 42½	UK 8EU 42	UK 8½EU 42½	UK 9EU 43	UK 9½EU 44
UK 9EU 43	UK 8½EU 42½	UK 9EU 43	UK 9½EU 44	UK 10EU 44½
UK 9½EU 44	UK 9EU 43	UK 9½EU 44	UK 10EU 44½	UK 10½EU 45
UK 10EU 44½	UK 9½EU 44	UK 10EU 44½	UK 10½EU 45	–
UK 10½EU 45	UK 10EU 44½	UK 10½EU 45	–	–
UK 11EU 45½	UK 10½EU 45	–	–	–

– means past the end of the Scarpa size chart we have.

What Scarpa says

“SCARPA size chart: for climbing shoes, downsizing (1 size) depends on the desired fit”

Quoted from the Scarpa product page

Specs

Rubber: SCARPA S72, 4 mm
Downturn: moderate
Closure: 2 straps
Made for: gym
Upper: Microsuede (microfiber with stretch air-mesh)
Lining: Not specified by Scarpa
Weight: 195 g (per shoe, size 40.5)
Resoleable: Yes
Price: $159 · €150 (list price, 2026-10-08)
Released: 2020 (limited release at REI/MEC Dec 2019)

Same sizing: Veloce Women's

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Sources

Checked 8 October 2026 (Veloce (men's/unisex, current listing; launched 2020)). Gear Loop isn't affiliated with the maker and earns nothing from these links.

Estimates. Fit depends on foot shape and preference.