10 Brain Coral Vertical Wall Crimps

This set is a little bit more positive than the "10 Brain Coral Slab Crimps" I think my overall feelings for this set are the same as the one mentioned above.

Although this holds can work as crimps (on slab and vert) they are not the most comfortable, they do work really well around aretes and/or volumes for bumps, heelhooks and toehooks. I do think that this holds would end up getting use as feet more often than hands. For those reasons I wouldn't recommend them for a home wall (unless you are looking to buy pretty comparable feet to outdoors for a 15°-45°) but I do think they can work really well for a commercial gym.

If your gyms has a ton of slab or your community just enjoys crimping on horrible holds this would be a great buy.

Versatility/Usability: 2/5
Comfortableness/Ergonomics of the holds: 2/5
Balance of Lefts, Rights, and Ambidextrous holds:3/5
Aesthetics: 4/5
Value:4/5

2 out of the 10 have enough bite to be called crimps, the rest are like terrible tiny slopey pinches. The finger position they put you in is unhealthy for training. I've relegated most of them to foot chip status, nice on the 5 degree wall, super challenging feet on the 45

This is a great set for the price. I have these set on my vertical wall and they are a nice challenge, though I think they would be too tough for me on anything past a 20 degree wall and I am a V5 climber. They can even double as footholds since they are so small. They are slightly more slippery than some of other crimps that Atomik offers since the inside of the groove is slick which adds an extra layer of difficulty, but the coral texture is nice and offers a chance to play around to find the best grip. Nice set.