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, ...

We put each shoe through real-world usage and a battery of mechanical tests in our lab to provide you with objective — and exclusive — data. In addition to a shoe's weight, we measure sole thickness ...

The La SportivaKatana Laces ($219) are a tried-and-true all-rounder. They excel in so many styles of climbing and types of rock, and we find that we reach for them more than any other shoe in our ...

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Infamously known as the “Shoemelier,” Adam W. Chase has tested more than 1,000 running shoes over his year as gear and trail editor for multiple magazines, brand ambassador for multiple companies, and ...

Gym-climbing movements are more varied than ever. And amidst the deadpoint hucks and run-and-jump dynos and feet-first roofs and slabby volumes, the Mantra, a redesigned slipper first launched by La ...

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