[chris_f]

So i plan to buy my first pair of climbing shoes in a week or two, along with a chalk bag (i can rent all the other gear i need from my school mountaineering club).

My understanding is that they're supposed to feel too tight... is this correct? I was told that my toes shoes feel jammed into the shoes. Almost like they should be squished up against each other and into my big toe. From the side they'd look sorta like this: ^ (you know, bent in the middle).

Am i understanding this right? I don't wanna get shoes that are too big, nor do i want to get ones that will hurt cus they're too tight.