La Sportiva Miura VSW

The exceedingly popular Miura VS is now made in a lower-volume version that delivers the same high performance on all rock angles. This shoe received rave reviews from testers for vertical granite, overhanging sport, bouldering, multi-pitch, and gym climbing. One tester simply called them the “best shoes” on the market. With a stiff, P3 midsole, asymmetric and downturned last, Dentex lining (no lining underfoot), leather upper, and 4mm Vibram XS Grip2 rubber, the Miura VSW excels at just about everything. Three opposing hook-and-loop closures allow a fine-tuned fit normally reserved for lace-ups. One tester would have liked more rubber on top of the toe for hooking, but that was the only gripe. The Miura VSW is the most expensive shoe in the review, but that didn’t prevent testers from answering a unanimous “yes” to the question: Would you buy these shoes?