While the downturn of the shoe will retain it’s shape, the Katana Lace does very well at adapting to the shape of your foot over the first few sessions and long term. The heel is slightly slimmer so sizing will depend on your foot shape. It’s built for a medium foot but because of the laces it means this will probably fit a large range of foot shapes. You could try the velcro version of these too. It’s also worth saying that if you only boulder than there are better suited shoes that give more performance and less comfort, but that use a slip on or velcro system to rest your feet in between attempts. It will absolutely smear though if that’s that type of climbing you do more often we’d suggest something more like the Mythos or TC Pro. While this isn’t the best smearing shoe out there it does manage to have some flex under the ball of the foot and isn’t too downturned. The toe box is fairly narrow which also allows you to twist it into thinner cracks too.Īs the shoe is downturned and fairly stiff you may not think it would be very good at smearing. It edges perfectly and supports the middle of the foot, while giving an unrivaled comfort for the level it performs at. Where this shoe works the best is on steep single or multi-pitches outside. After a while of using these I felt like I knew exactly how much pressure I could put onto the smallest foot holds before slipping off. When you are looking to hook on to tiny granite edges or miniature plastic foot chips inside, these feel absolutely bomber. This rubber is on the harder side, and combined with the stiffer sole make this an absolutely incredible edging shoe. The Vibram® XS Edge rubber comes in at 4mm.
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La Sportiva Katana Lace – A full all in one rubber sole keeps the stiffness for great support with an XS Edge 4mm rubber La Sportiva Katana Lace Review – Performance The toe does have some rubber for toe hooking though nothing like more bouldering focused shoes nowadays have. If you get the right size then the heel is excellent. The stiff lower side rubber keeps the shoe’s shape well and does have perforation on the side which helps a little with airflow too. The upper is suede leather and the tongue is made of a breathable fabric that does pretty well in mixing comfort and airflow. The added benefit to not having a full liner is the shoe adapts well to your foot shape and breathes better on those long summer days. This means that even though the shoe doesn’t have a traditional liner, it still keeps the downturned shape and the strength throughout the shoe. The big rubber strap that comes from the back of the heel to under the middle of the foot is bonded to the internals of the shoe. The real innovation of this shoe is La Sportiva’s “P3” system. The Katana Lace is a fairly stiff shoe – which means it supports the foot better and works great on a longer climbs. The Katana does come as a double velcro version but the Katana Lace is the one we’re talking about today. It’s been called the “best all-rounder” and still gets a lot of praise.
Essentially this a moderately downturned shoe that offers a brilliant mix of comfort and performance. The Katana Lace is a very popular shoe for a wide range of climbers and we’ll run through why. This La Sportiva Katana Lace review is based on long term personal use so we can give you a great overview. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest
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