La Sportiva Katana Lace

Katana lace

My favourite climbing shoe so far, took a couple of sessions to break in and now fits perfetly

La Sportiva Katana Lace

As ever fit to your foot shape is the key but an appointment at Rock & Run gives you plenty of time with a knowledgeable staff member to try on lots of options and Rock & Run at Sandside have far more options available than most. For me it was my fourth pair of Katana laces but great to try on and check out the modified heel shape of the new incarnation. It is a touch snugger which suits my narrow heels well otherwise the shoe feels much the same as before. This newer version at size 42 (compared to my previous ones in size 42) maybe comes up a little bigger but not by half a Euro size so for me I wouldn’t change size just enjoy a little less initial pinching. Being stiff edging shoes they take a bit of time to soften and bed in before reaching their maximum sensitivity, this is just starting to happen.

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