How to Choose Rock Climbing Shoes

These high-performance La Sportiva climbing shoes are grippy and adaptable. Thanks to a new constructive concept, they let your feet relax while still maximizing grip and support on holds.
Imported.
View all La Sportiva Men's Climbing ShoesBest Use | Rock Climbing |
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Climbing Shoe Type | Aggressive |
Last | Slip-lasted |
Upper | Microfiber; recycled heel pull-tabs; 44% recycled elastic insert |
Lining | Unlined |
Outsole | 3.5 mm Vibram XS Grip2 with SenseGrip Technology |
Footwear Closure | Strap |
Can Be Resoled | Yes |
Gender | Unisex |
Weight (Pair) | 14.8 ounces |
Sustainability | Contains recycled materials From a Climate Neutral Certified brand |
Climbing Shoe Volume | Low |
33 | 33.5 | 34 | 34.5 | 35 | 35.5 | 36 | 36.5 | 37 | 37.5 | 38 | 38.5 | 39 | 39.5 | 40 | 40.5 | 41 | 41.5 | 42 | 42.5 | 43 | 43.5 | 44 | 44.5 | 45 | 45.5 | 46 | 46.5 | 47 | 47.5 | 48 | |
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U.S. Men's | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5+ | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5+ | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5+ | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11 | 11.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 13 | 13.5 | 14 |
U.S. Women's | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 5.5+ | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5+ | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 11 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 13 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 14 | ||
EU | 33 | 33.5 | 34 | 34.5 | 35 | 35.5 | 36 | 36.5 | 37 | 37.5 | 38 | 38.5 | 39 | 39.5 | 40 | 40.5 | 41 | 41.5 | 42 | 42.5 | 43 | 43.5 | 44 | 44.5 | 45 | 45.5 | 46 | 46.5 | 47 | 47.5 | 48 |
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These shoes are for advanced Boulderers and Competitors. Designed specifically to compete with Scarpa Dragos; they improve on the Drago by including a horseshoe shaped innersole around the edge of the forefoot, improving edging and promoting "smedging" where you place your foot above a tiny feature then let it slide down and grip the feature. The Drago has no such innersole, no innersole actually; and for anyone but champion Boulderers, can under-perform the Ondra Comp on small features. If you are an Advanced Boulderer, Competitor or have really strong feet, these are great. But if you are honestly not that good, consider the Mandala. I have used and owned both and - for ME - prefer the Mandala.