Climbing Shoes
FailAn estimated 20.9% of orders come back, so Climbing Shoes is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 40 / 100Ranks 12,044 of 16,930 Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry niches · −5 vs the category median of 4540
- Market size
- $153K/yr892K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -16.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 34%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 27 sellers
Flapen Score
Climbing Shoes against its category
The dotted line is the Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry average. Past it, Climbing Shoes is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Climbing Shoes market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Climbing Shoes 892K times last year and spent an estimated $153K. The top 5 brands take 89% of clicks. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 0.2% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 892K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 0.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $153K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 892K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -16.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.2%
- Market size, estimated
- $153Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- climbing shoes280K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $74.44.
Listings sell for $74.44 on average, from $39.94 to $182.15. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $74.44 that is $0 to $7K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $74.44inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $39.94–$182.15
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 3K–3K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- $0–$7K
- Returns
- 20.9%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads.
95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #7 within Shoes. It carries 362 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 95%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.2%
- Average rank
- #7in Shoes
- Average rating
- 4.33 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 362per listing
- Listings tracked
- 66
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 18 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
18 products launched here in the last 12 months. 0 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 18
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 50 months
Products
Top Climbing Shoes products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 12, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
BLACK DIAMOND Mens Momentum Rock Climbing Shoes | Engineered Knit Technology | 4.3mm Rubber Outsole | Black-Anthracite | Size 9.5
- Price
- $83.30
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,006
- Age
- 5y ago

Ruvtrail Climbing Shoes for Men Women Entry-Level All-Around Rock Climbing Shoes for Gym Bouldering and Sport Climbing Black
- Price
- $49.02
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 5mo ago

La Sportiva Mens Tarantulace Rock Climbing Shoes Olive/Tiger 9
- Price
- $95.10
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 507
- Age
- 4y ago

Rock Climbing Shoes | Professional Climbing Shoes for Men Durable Bouldering Shoes with Precise Fit for Indoor & Outdoor Use Blue48
- Price
- $53.57
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 6mo ago

CLIMBX Ravestrap Climbing Shoe Phantom Black
- Price
- $50.80
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,056
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
SoleEase Entry-Level All-Around Men & Women Climbing Shoes for Gym and Sport Climbing (007Grey 37)
- Price
- $48.66
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 1y ago

Rock Climbing Shoes | Professional Climbing Shoes for Men Durable Bouldering Shoes with Precise Fit for Indoor & Outdoor Use Blue48
- Price
- $53.57
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 6mo ago

BLACK DIAMOND Mens Momentum Lace Rock Climbing Shoes | Engineered Knit Upper | 4.3mm Rubber Outsole | Black-Anthracite | Size 13.5
- Price
- $78.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,006
- Age
- 5y ago

BLACK DIAMOND Mens Momentum Lace Rock Climbing Shoes | Engineered Knit Upper | 4.3mm Rubber Outsole | Black-Anthracite | Size 9.5
- Price
- $80.09
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,006
- Age
- 5y ago

Ruvtrail Climbing Shoes for Men Women Entry-Level All-Around Rock Climbing Shoes for Gym Bouldering and Sport Climbing Black
- Price
- $49.02
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 5mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Climbing Shoes Mens Rock Climbing Shoes with Dual Hook-and-Loop
- Price
- $56.28
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 5mo ago

Ruvtrail Climbing Shoes for Men Women Entry-Level All-Around Rock Climbing Shoes for Gym Bouldering and Sport Climbing Black
- Price
- $49.02
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 5mo ago

Rock Climbing Shoes | Professional Climbing Shoes for Men Durable Bouldering Shoes with Precise Fit for Indoor & Outdoor Use Blue48
- Price
- $53.57
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 6mo ago

SoleEase All-Around Mens Women Climbing Shoes for Sport Climbing and Bouldering (018zise 39)
- Price
- $46.56
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 7mo ago

SoleEase Climbing Shoes for Men Women Slip-Resistant Lightweight Bouldering Shoes with Breathable Upper(904Yellow 41)
- Price
- $39.94
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 9mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 34% of clicks, no more. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
27
Est. top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 63%
Open market
7%
- BLACK DIAMOND35%
- SoleEase21%
- La Sportiva17%
- Ruvtrail9%
- Mocjuxo6%
- CLIMBX4%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)
Demand
Climbing Shoes search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top Climbing Shoes search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- climbing shoes280K/yr
- rock climbing shoes247K/yr
- bouldering shoes54K/yr
- climbing shoes men48K/yr
- la sportiva climbing shoes38K/yr
- climbing shoes women21K/yr
- rock climbing shoes women30K/yr
- mens climbing shoes30K/yr
- womens climbing shoes23K/yr
- rock climbing shoes men27K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Climbing Shoes
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Tight fit”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
22 topics
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FAQ
Common Climbing Shoes questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data









