Solution Climbing Shoe
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Why We Like The Solution Climbing Shoe
The Men's Solution Climbing Shoe is La Sportiva's most popular answer to difficult boulder problems and steep sport routes. Drastically downturned, this shoe is one of the best for overhangs, scummy heel hooks, greasy smears, and microscopic edges. La Sportiva's revered P3 Power Platform was first developed specifically for this shoe, and it retains the shoe's aggressive downturn until after you blow through the rubber. A shoe this technical deserves its own special rubber compound, and it's one of the few out there to feature Vibram's XS Grip2 rubber, which is extremely stiff around the toe box and soft, supple, and thin at the heel and arch. With more flexibility at the heel, the Solution bends to your will when you're toeing off-angled footholds and high-stepping the top-out.
Details
- La Sportiva's popular shoe for bouldering and sport climbing
- Sharp, asymmetric downturn engages an aggressive performance
- Vibram XS Grip2 is stiff at the toe and soft at the heel and arch
- P3 power platform retains the shoe's aggressive profile for life
- Lock Harness System unifies the upper for your foot for a comfy fit
- Fast Lacing System with a quick-and-easy hook-and-loop adjustment
- Two piece rubber sole enhances manueverability on tricky routes
- Item #LSP00GQ
- Upper Material
- leather, Lorica
- Lining
- [toe box, arch] HF
- Closure
- hook-and-loop, Face Lacing System
- Midsole
- [toe] LaspoFlex (1.1mm)
- Rubber
- Vibram XS Grip2 (4mm)
- Claimed Weight
- 8.9oz
- Asymmetrical Curvature
- aggressive
- Last
- PD 80
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
- Profile
- sharp downturn
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Overall Rating
5 based on 2 ratings
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageJuly 27, 2021
The Holy Grail
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
We all are on a journey to find the Holy Grail of climbing shoes, meaning a shoe that enables us to climb better and achieve at levels we have hoped for. For me, that journey led me to try the Solution. After a brief break in period, they are really my favorite climbing shoes and enable me to climb 1-2 grades higher than before, plus get into bouldering in an enjoyable fashion. Funny, I ran into a young lady at the local gym that was about to order her 4th, yes 4th, simultaneous pair of Solutions!! I don't know why she thinks she needs that many pairs at the same time; but I'm sure her Gearhead at Backcountry loves her, because she says she gets all her gear here. Inspired by her, I got a 2nd pair up 1/2 size to use when I'd like to keep my shoes on for more than one pitch and don't need the last scintilla of performance I can get with the tighter size on. POSTSCRIPT: Bizarre: One year later, my feet have grown a full size; so now I have a pair of these Solutions in 46 and a pair of the Solution Competitions in 45.5. I wear these Solutions 75% of the time and go down to the Solution Comps when I am trying a route or project that requires more precision. I just think these shows are incredible!!!
June 16, 2020
Absolutely in Love with These
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
- Size Bought:
- 45.5
- Height:
- 5' 9"
- Weight:
- 200
I bought these a few months ago in anticipation for hard sending this Spring and Summer, and I have absolutely loved them. They are my sixth different pair of climbing shoes I've purchased and I have to say they are my new favorites. They edge super well, I feel they are the perfect balance between sensitivity and stiffness, and they have a ton of power. I mostly do sport climbing and bouldering and they work great for those. I don't recommend them much for trad, especially if you size them down a lot, simply because they are too uncomfortable to wear for more than a pitch. Sizing: I've heard Adam Ondra sizes his down like 4 full sizes. I only like my feet to hurt moderately so I only sized down 1.5. I normally wear a 44 street shoe, and I've worn 43.5 in the Muira VS which is perfect for me. Since I was buying these for sending hard and performance, not necessarily comfort, I decided to size down a bit more than the Muiras. My friend let me try on his 42's, and those felt a little too tight. I got 42.5's, and they have been really good for me, but I will say they stretch a lot so now I'm thinking I probably could have even gone down a little more to a 42. The break in period is rough, but it goes quick. Don't let that stop you from getting these amazing shoes. They're the best I've ever used!
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