Scarpa Furia Air

all about the feels

They are a good intermediate shoe as you can get the feeling for the rock/holds through the shoe. Your feet probably get stronger. I will for sure get another pair once I've destroyed my current ones. They are my go-to shoe in the bouldering gym and I also used them for Font circuit bouldering, they were great for that. For edging on really tiny footholds outdoors like on a brutal slab or vert climb you would want a stiffer shoe, likewise for sport unless you have toes of steel. They are top for smearing, they are rubbish for heel-hooking (but climbing shoes never fit my heel).

Volume monsters

I bought these to see how they fared outdoors. But my god are they good on volumes. I recently did a comp where there was multiple instances I thought I was about to slip off a volume and I just stuck! It felt like cheating. Outdoors, they take some getting used to in terms of foot strength and protection. With the minimal amount of rubber, or anything, your foot feels everything. Which is both great for sensitivity with heels, toe hooks and smearing, but can be quite painful if you bang your foot around with poor technique to fight up boulders. 10/10 so far. Does exactly what it says on the tin. Supple, sensitive, downturned. Excellent shoe to have in the quiver.

Comfortable and super lightweight

Great pair of shoes for sport overhangs but heel doesn’t fit great (maybe its my heel?) so perhaps not amazing for bouldering