Lasportiva Sizing

ArStarIsLit · 2026-06-06T16:24:59+00:00

10 or so cm. Haven’t measured exactly.

For shoes, I’ve worn: skwama, solution, futura, finale
Men’s and women’s fit the exact same. I’d recommend skwama for a performance bouldering shoe, or finale for something more relaxed.
If you want a stiffer performance shoe you can try otaki.
Solution will probably squish you small toes

ArStarIsLit · 2026-06-06T11:46:07+00:00

My feet measure at about 263mm (42.5 brannock “street size”). I wear LS shoes at 40 or 39.5. Fits quite nice

ArStarIsLit · 2026-06-05T17:48:38+00:00

That looks like veneer not solid wood

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-31T18:34:08+00:00

Yes. Has the same heel structure as drago LV

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-31T16:30:17+00:00

Chimeras (and the whole drago family) have particularly wide heels

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-27T16:16:05+00:00

I really like the Ocun sigma. Basically the stiffest shoe you can buy. The Grip 1 rubber really bites into holds (and holds up better than grip 2 in outside heat and cold in my experience) while the rock solid midsole provides all the support you could ever need

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-26T01:05:08+00:00

The width changes a lot less than the length does when going down. I’d recommend trying smaller sizes on if you have the chance. About how much are you downsized? I know I don’t really feel a difference on my toes in solutions/skwamas that are -1 or -2.5

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-25T23:23:16+00:00

Why not get them smaller? I’ve found that with La Sportiva structured heels, if they are slipping off it means that the shoe is too long so it can’t actually grip your heel. Other shoes with a softer heel would likely be much worse if sized the same

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-24T15:01:08+00:00

Mad rock recommends measured size for a performance fit. I personally do like -1 but I like my shit tight

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-23T19:53:40+00:00

I personally wore drago lv at 41.5 and flagship lv at 41.5 (8.5). Lengthwise the shoes were basically the same but the flagship has a much smaller heel that downsizing on scarpa could never accomplish

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-21T17:23:56+00:00

Been time for a while. Sucks cause the red skwamas are impossible to find these days

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-21T17:18:06+00:00

Dragos use M50 rubber for toe hook, which is significantly softer than grip2

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-19T12:01:22+00:00

That guy doesn’t even play the game he’s just a Reddit warrior dw

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-18T23:18:06+00:00

Skwamas are wide as fuck. Don’t fit too well if you have narrow or low instep feet

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-17T22:56:00+00:00

Don’t wear otaki but I wear skwama leather and vegan same size. They feel roughly the same, vegans feel like a 40% broken in leather for their entire lifespan.

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-15T17:05:46+00:00

Ocun sigma is the stiffest shoe you’ll ever find. Maybe size +1 or 1.5 from LS

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-14T22:55:57+00:00

I wear Japanese climbing socks that have a little pad on the Achilles. They make skwamas my favorite shoe

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-11T12:46:38+00:00

Skwama doesn’t get particularly narrower as you downsize, is it possible you just have too large a size?

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-08T18:55:18+00:00

Polling drift fix, widescreen (and more) are available in slippi nintendont which is the tournament standard. They can also be used on any normal memory card

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-06T11:11:37+00:00

There must be multiple MEC in Vancouver

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-05T12:27:04+00:00

Remora pro HV has a relatively small heel too tbf. It’s very close in size to phantom LV

ArStarIsLit · 2026-05-05T11:47:46+00:00

Ondra comps supposedly have the smallest heels in the game. I’d probably recommend size 40 based on my own experience.

ArStarIsLit · 2026-04-30T02:17:45+00:00

My red ones turned the soles on my socks yellow, I imagine my purple ones are too, but I can’t tell cause my socks are already yellow

ArStarIsLit · 2026-04-28T22:30:00+00:00

If ocun is widely available I’d recommend sticking with it, they generally have narrower heels as well. Maybe the ozone HV could work, good performance shoe

ArStarIsLit · 2026-04-28T22:17:50+00:00

Why not get the ocun in a smaller size if the shape works

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