Like any good active hobby, climbing is often all about the gear. While you can all have the latest and greatest clothing, it won’t matter if your shoes don’t give you the support you need to make ...

La Sportiva is a name that needs no introduction in the climbing and mountaineering world. The Italian brand has steadily garnered a reputation for excellence since its inception in 1928, when Narciso ...

Do you know what makes No-Edge climbing shoes so revolutionary? La Sportiva reveals the secret in a video that provides quite an ironic look at the history of climbing. To explain why the "No-Edge” ...

La Sportiva is known for the exceptional traction from the sticky rubber soles on their climbing and trail shoes, and the Akasha delivers plenty, winning accolades from our testers. Above the durable, ...

The most versatile No-Edge® climbing shoe of the whole La Sportiva range. Designed and developed to make climbing even more fun, it combines comfort and foot feel with great indoor and outdoor ...

As the popularity of climbing continues to surge, the demand for high-performance gear is greater than ever before. While a ...

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