Genius Climbing Shoe
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Genius Climbing Shoe
La Sportiva calls the Genius Climbing Shoe its highest performing shoe for boulderers, sport climbers, and overhanging aficionados. The Genius gains its high performance through a No-Edge technology rubber overlay over the toe, which grips on edges and make-believe footholds like they were ledges. This remarkable technology lets you place your feet quicker and more efficiently, without having to readjust because No-Edge feels that good on the first step. The Genius also features La Sportiva's mind-bending P3 technology that made the Solution one of the most popular shoes today. P3 uses a Permanent Power Platform to maintain the Genius' aggressive downturn for life. Like the Testarossa, the Genius' heel is surprisingly soft, stretchy, and sensitive for a proper fit as well as solid heel-hooking.
Details
- La Sportiva's most versatile climbing shoe for edging
- No-Edge technology gives a greater grip on crimps and edges
- Vibram XS Grip 2 is a softer rubber compound for greater traction
- P3 power rand maintains an aggressive downturn designed for steeps
- Leather upper with microfiber mesh at the tongue for breathability
- Laspoflex midsole is stiff at the toe and flexible around the heel
- Item #LSP005T
- Upper Material
- leather, microfiber
- Lining
- none
- Closure
- lace
- Midsole
- LaspoFlex with P3 (1.1mm)
- Rubber
- Vibram XS Grip2 (3mm)
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
- Last
- PD 85
- Profile
- downturn
- Asymmetrical Curvature
- sharp
- Claimed Weight
- 7.8oz
- Activity
- bouldering, sport, training
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4 based on 2 ratings
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageAugust 6, 2021
Go to for Bouldering and Sport Climbing!
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- I've put it through the wringer
These are one of my favorite all around shoes for bouldering and sport climbing! The lace closure system allows you to really dial in the fit and be extremely confident in heel hooking. The no edge technology takes a bit to get used to, but is amazing on any kind of sloping edge or small ripple in the rock. Once you are accustomed to how the Genius performs, it will allow you to do things you wouldn't have thought possible in traditional shoes. These shoes allow you to feel precise without needing to be. If you have laser precision footwork, something like the testarossa or solution might give you a slight edge in precision on really small edges or pockets, but if you are going for an onsight attempt or are doing any amount of smedging the genius is a jack of all trades and the shoe I'd always choose. My other favorite shoe is the skwama. These shoes beat the skwama for me in terms of how much support and confidence they provide on small holds while still maintaining a similar level of sensitivity. In addition to sport climbing in the genius, I sent all of my hardest boulder projects last year in this shoe. As soon as I received my pair, it instantly took over for the skwama on almost all of my projects. As for sizing info: My street shoe is an 11.5/12.5 depending on brand. (11.5 Hoka, 12.5 La Sportiva) In Genius I wear the same size as Skwama (41.5), Half size down from Solution and Solution Comp (42). I wear size 11m in Mad Rock Drones, 10.5m in 5.10 Hiangle, 10.5 in Evolv Oracle, 41.5 in Tenaya Mundaka/Iati/Oasi, and 41 in Tenaya Mastia.
July 7, 2020
Wide heel box makes heel hooks fail!
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
I would love to say it's a 5 star but unfortunately the heels has left me searching for other options. These shoes honestly can do anything else and perform as you'd expect, and even surpass expectation on difficult slabs. I'm a size 11.5 or 45 mens shoe and size down on all climbing shoes I have ever worn. I went for the size 43.5 Genius and find the heel remains loose even after sizing down. I suspect that as seen on the La Sportiva website that the shoe runs wide. be sure to size your heel width and toe box and check out the appropriate size for you!
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