4.51 of 5 starsLa Sportiva - Python - Climbing shoes
At a glance
Material information & features
- Suitable for:
- Recommended use:
- bouldering, sport climbing
- Level of experience:
- Expert, Advanced
- Material type:
- leather, synthetic
- Material note:
- contains non-textile parts of animal origin
- Other material information:
- Suede leather
- Closure:
- hook-and-loop closure
- Sole:
- Vibram XS Grip 2
- Sole thickness:
- 3.5 mm
- Hardness of sole:
- soft
- Midsole:
- LaSpoFlex 0.8 mm
- Last:
- highly asymmetrical
- Downturn:
- slight/medium
- Heel tension:
- strong
- Terrain:
- overhang, vertical
- Weight:
- 440 g
- Reference size:
- medium-sized pair
- Fit:
- normal foot / medium volume
- Extras:
- pull tabs, resoleable
- Item No.:
- 301-0533
Reviews overview
Praise vs. Criticism
Nice aggressive fit, great heel.
I can't stress enough how good the heel is on these. Head height heel hooks on marginal holds are 50% easier in these. Great grip, nice aggressive toe box fit, without being excessive (need a rest every half hour or so), toe rubber sits just nicely. Very little dead space in the shoe, but the velcro isn't very long, so if you have a shallower foot, you might have to strap it as tight as it goes.
- Advantages
- Good grip
- Good fit
- Recommended use
- Indoor climbing
- Sport climbing
- Bouldering
Not a fan
These shoes a very thin and although people claim them to be good for bouldering, they really aren’t!
Unless you’re using big footholds, these will hurt your feet pretty quickly as it feels like you’re climbing in socks...
--- review of an older model ---
- Advantages
- Good grip
- Good fit
- Disadvantages
- Thin
- Not comfortable
- Recommended use
- Speed Climbing
What do you think about that?
This is what other customers say:
These shoes a very thin and although people claim them to be good for bouldering, they really aren’t!
Unless you’re using big footholds, these will hurt your feet pretty quickly as it feels like you’re climbing in socks...
--- review of an older model ---
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- Advantages
- Good grip
- Good fit
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- Disadvantages
- Thin
- Not comfortable
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- Recommended use
- Speed Climbing
I can't stress enough how good the heel is on these. Head height heel hooks on marginal holds are 50% easier in these. Great grip, nice aggressive toe box fit, without being excessive (need a rest every half hour or so), toe rubber sits just nicely. Very little dead space in the shoe, but the velcro isn't very long, so if you have a shallower foot, you might have to strap it as tight as it goes.
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- Advantages
- Good grip
- Good fit
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- Recommended use
- Indoor climbing
- Sport climbing
- Bouldering
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