La Sportiva Tarantulace Review

Despite all the new technologies flooding the climbing shoe world, sometimes you just want a simple, inexpensive shoe. The Tarantulace is exactly that. For less than half the price of a high-end shoe you get a quality-made Italian shoe fitted with sticky rubber that would make the Stone Masters of a bygone era murderously jealous. Sure, better shoes do exist, but for plenty of folks, the performance benefits of a top-scoring shoe won't be worth the added costs. For less than the hundred dollars, the Tarantulace performs reasonably well in all areas while providing above-average durability. For these reasons its our Top Pick for Beginners and Tight Budgets.