Climbing shoe

A climbing shoe (1) comprising:

• a shoe-upper (2) shaped so as to accommodate and cover substantially the entire user's foot;
• a sole (3) made of polymeric material, which is fixed to the bottom (4) of the shoe-upper (2) so as to cover at least the front part of the bottom (4) of said shoe-upper (2);
• and a shoe-upper elastic tensioning system which is adapted to tighten the shoe-upper (2) on the user's foot;
• the ogival front part of the shoe-upper (2) being provided with a tip (6) and, respectively, with an outer front side (7) and with an inner front side (8) that are arranged on opposite sides of the tip (6) so as to flank the user's forefoot on both sides;
• the climbing shoe (1) being characterised in that the elastic tensioning system comprises a plantar tensioning band (9) which is made of elastomeric material, is firmly fixed to the bottom (4) of the shoe-upper (2) underneath the sole (3), and is shaped so as to connect the tip (6) and the outer (7) and inner (8) front sides of the shoe-upper (2) directly to a saddle-shaped patch (10), separated and distinct from said plantar tensioning band (9), which is made of a soft and flexible material and is placed on the rear part (5) of the shoe-upper (2), in the area over the calcaneus of the user's foot.