Mad Rock - Drone CS LV - Climbing Shoes

• Best for:
  • Bouldering
  • Indoor climbing
  • Sport climbing

Why we love it

The Drone CS is Mad Rock's more competition-focused shoe, engineered around their softest, stickiest rubber formula – Xtreme Friction. It turns contact into control: the soft, flexible XF rubber grips and holds its memory across volumes, smears, and dynamic footwork, while the Compression Molded Toe Box and anatomically correct 3D midsole bring the power when you need to pull, press, or hook. A dedicated tension system drives precision and support without forcing you to downsize, and the patented concave sole gives structure to an otherwise soft, sensitive shoe. The 3D molded heel cup with its fin design locks in for confident heel hooks. This LV version is built for narrower feet with smaller heels, delivering a tighter, more precise fit.

Tech Specs

• Weight: ~450g (pair, EU 42)
• Profile: Aggressive downturn – significant asymmetry, balanced stiffness
• Volume: Low volume (LV) – narrower feet, smaller heels
• Upper: SynFlex synthetic – 3D mesh tongue
• Midsole: 1.8 mm polycarbonate – anatomically correct 3D molded
• Outsole: Xtreme Friction (XF) – 4.2 mm
• Heel rand: Science Friction R2
• Toe box: Compression molded, Xtreme Friction rubber
• Closure: Hook-and-loop

Features

• Xtreme Friction (XF) Rubber: Mad Rock's softest, stickiest rubber compound – engineered for maximum friction on holds, with soft and flexible characteristics that grip and retain memory across a wide variety of surfaces. Applied across the sole, compression-molded toe box, and 3D heel.
• Compression Molded Toe Box: Molded toe construction in Xtreme Friction rubber – maximises toe hook grip and durability while maintaining