La Sportiva Tarantulace - Women's
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La Sportiva Miura VS - Women's
La Sportiva Miura VS - Women's
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La Sportiva Skwama - Women's
La Sportiva Skwama - Women's
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La Sportiva Futura - Women's
La Sportiva Futura - Women's
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La Sportiva Solution Comp - Women's
La Sportiva Solution Comp - Women's
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Price $85.00 at Backcountry
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Pros Inexpensive, easy to adjust, comfortable, soft leather upperGreat edging shoe, precise, versatileComfortable, high performance, sticky rubber, easy to put on, good in cracks, versatileComfortable, extremely sensitive, great for smearing and steep climbing, easy to get on and offSuper sensitive, overall comfortable for aggressive design, great for pocket climbing, good for heel hooking
Cons Not great for smearing, soles lack stickiness of more expensive modelsSpecific shape can cause discomfort for some, expensiveStretch out quickly, costly, lack supportExpensive, No-Edge technology could be an acquired tasteExpensive, specific, can be painful for some
Bottom Line A shoe that is great for all-day wear and is easy to take on and offFor climbing where footwork is key, look no further than the Miura VSThese high performance slippers from La Sportiva work well in almost all arenas, from cracks to steep sport climbsFrom tufas to granite boulders, these are a steep climbers dreamFrom toeing in on steep terrain to standing on small holds to heel hooking, this shoe does it all
Rating Categories Tarantulace Miura VS La Sportiva Skwama - Women's La Sportiva Futura - Women's Solution Comp
Comfort (25%)
9
8
9
9
8
Sensitivity (25%)
4
9
9
10
9
Edging (15%)
7
10
7
7
5
Cracks (15%)
7
8
9
5
7
Pockets (15%)
4
9
8
10
10
Ease Of Use (5%)
8
7
9
9
8
Specs Tarantulace Miura VS La Sportiva Skwama... La Sportiva Futura... Solution Comp
Style Lace Velcro Velcro Velcro Velcro
Weight (Per Pair, size 37) 0.97 lb 0.94 lb 1.00 lb 0.91 lb 0.95 lb
Width Options Regular Regular Regular Regular Regular
Fit Low Asymmetry High Asymmetry Asymmetrical High Asymmetry Asymmetrical
Upper Leather Leather Leather/Microfiber Leather/ Synthetic Leather/microfiber
Lining Unlined Dentex Unlined Unlined Lycra tongue/ unlined
Sole Rubber Frixion RS Vibram XS Grip2 Vibram XS Grip2 Vibram XS Grip2 Vibram XS Grip2
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