'd stay away from anything with laces if I were you, its just not as easy to take them off at a belay and then get them back on without some contortionist act
Quote'd stay away from anything with laces if I were you, its just not as easy to take them off at a belay and then get them back on without some contortionist act I used to think that too, but I've done a full u-turn since. The problem is you can't really adjust velcros very much. With a slightly over-sized pair of lace-ups, you have far more flexibility. Either slack them right off McClure style on the easy pitches, or crank them right up down to the toes for the hard pitches. On really long routes I found velcros or galileos were either too soft for the hard pitches, or too painful to wear all day. A pair of Verdes half a size bigger were the answer. Worth having a bit of stiffness in a boot for a long day too.
its interesting regarding the laceups... I was cursing my choice (admittedly they were a bit tight for the heat and the glue failed me too) of Blanco's. I was certainly wishing I had something velcro for the upcoming trip... Greener grass I suppose.