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Friday, January 7, 2011

La Sportiva Solutions rock climbing shoes

I recently got some La Sportiva Solutions and am going to give some information on these amazing rock climbing shoes. The first thing I would like to mention is the general design of the shoe. They are a very aggressive shoe, the toe has a large downturn and "beak" on the end for lack of better terms. This aggressive toe is perfect for grabbing small holds and inverted or steep climbing. The toe box of the Solutions has a cup shape for grabbing larger "jugie" holds. There is also rubber on the top of the toe box that is perfect for crack climbing or toe hooking. If you like to use your heels the shoe is amazing, the heel cup is glued to your foot and is covered in sticky rubber.

These shoes fit about a size smaller than your shoe size, I wear a 9 1/2 street shoe and bought the Solutions in a 42. There are a few down sides to the shoe such as how expensive they are. And they are uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time. However, if you're looking for performance then these shoes are the Solutions to your problems.

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