La Sportiva Katana Lace

I climbed in the Sportiva Katana Lace on all sorts of rock, from granite to limestone to sandstone, and came away with a glowing opinion of the shoe.

It is an excellent all-around shoe, but it is not ideal for everything, and I would not recommend it if you’re looking for a shoe for bouldering and sport climbing, first and foremost.

I found the Katana Lace to be a good sport / bouldering shoe, but a phenomenal trad / crack-climbing shoe.

For super long routes, free climbing big walls, etc., I’d probably reach for something with a stiffer sole that allowed for less strenuous stances, but for climbing straight-in cracks, the Katana Lace is currently as good as it gets.