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Scarpa Arpia are comfortable and have sticky rubber. They can be had for reasonable cash at the moment.
The thing with your first pair of shoes is that you won’t know what the right fit is until you’ve climbed in them for a while. Too tight and they’ll be a pain to climb in, too loose and they won’t perform as well.
My Arpias are eu40/uk 6.5 while I wear a uk9 in normal shoes. These are comfortable for me, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend sizing down that much to someone getting their first pair. Try a uk8 maybe. Or order a couple pairs and be prepared to send one back.
Are your feet wide or narrow?