Soft shoes to replace Unparallel Souped Ups?

I’ve been using a pair of UP souped ups for the past year now for the gym and they’ve been great but they’ve finally died on me (the strap somehow literally broke off). I loved the forefoot of the shoe and how soft they were but always had issues with the heel. They were great for the first maybe month but just bagged out like crazy and was basically impossible to do any proper heel hooks on afterwards, I’d switch to my Instinct VSR (my outdoor shoes) for any gym climb that needed a hard heel hook. Other than that the shoe was great.

Instead of just buying another pair I thought I’d ask for some reccs for any other high performance very soft shoes similar to the souped ups? I have pretty narrow greek shaped feet with small heels and very low instep. Thinking of the LS theorys or Drago LVs but would love some more recommendations

Posted Dec 8, 2025, 3:33 AM UTC

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