The Katana has been Bogongs best selling technical rock shoe for some years now. slate routes, then I would not recommend the Katana’s – however for virtually anything else they’re great. The La Sportiva Katana rock shoe is a technical shoe with a well proven closure, consisting of two Velcro straps with differentiated and opposite pull direction. Shop similar products Ideal for women learning the ropes, these confidence-inspiring rock shoes have a narrower heel and lower volume for a superb, snug fit. So if you are planning on climbing lots of ‘edgy’ routes e.g. La Sportiva Katana Rock Shoes - Womens 0.0 0 Reviews Item 721895 Blue This product is not available. Technical climbing shoe with innovative closure, consisting of two Velcro straps with differentiated and opposite pull direction. If you’re in the market for versatile, high-performance shoes with great sensitivity, you’re in luck: the Katana (in its velcro or lace-up version) may be exactly what you need As for the Finale and the Tarantula, our data indicates that one EU size down is the sweet spot for most people. I find the Katana are excellent for smearing and when newish work well on edges too however once they have become quite worn I find they do loose there stiffness at the toe making them poor at edging. The sole on the Katana’s is really good – hard-wearing and sticky, and the new XS Grip rubber is stickier than the old version vibram. Hence I use my Katana’s on everything from alpine rock to sport climbing. The Katana’s are a good compromise between technicality and comfort – I can wear mine all day on long routes as well as do hard moves requiring delicate footwork in them (the rock boot is not the limiting factor my foot work is). I have used more technical climbing shoes in the past which I could only keep on for about 5 minutes at a time, which meant they were useless for anything other than bouldering I would be unable to stand on anything by the top of pitches due to my toes hurting too much. The Katana’s are reasonable technical boots, but are comfy with the velcro closure and large tabs they are easy to synch tighter for harder pitches then slacken off for easy pitches or undo on belays. I have pretty long narrow feet with ‘big’ big toes, and the Sportiva boots seem to fit the shape of foot pretty well for me a boot that fits is the most import aspect of any climbing shoe. I have owned 10+ pairs of the La Sportiva Katana’s – basically they fit my feet better than any other climbing shoe I have ever had.

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