La Sportiva Skwama Vegan

La Sportiva's high-performance flagship, the Skwama, is also available in a vegan version. The Skwama Vegan is an aggressive, precise, and powerful climbing shoe – a true foothold machine that makes no compromises on pockets, edges, and slopers, squeezing every bit of performance out of your toes. Here’s the Skwama 4-point plan for your next climbing level: Point 1: In addition to the unmatched properties of Vibram® XS-Grip2, the Skwama Vegan features plenty of rubber, friction zones, and the assurance that it will stick where your foot is placed. Point 2: Thanks to its maximum sensitivity and highly developed flexibility, this Italian shoe allows for extremely tactile climbing, which pleasantly expands its range of use alongside wild hooking sessions. Point 3: No heel movement in the shoe while hooking! Thanks to La Sportiva's S-Heel™ system, the hooking shell is torsion-resistant and twist-proof. Everything sits snugly without wobbling. Point 4: Last but not least, the combination of Velcro and slipper design ensures absolute grip and precise adjustment in the Skwama Vegan. What the stretch material doesn't secure, the wide Velcro closure does. Conclusion: If your projects don't succeed with this high-end foot claw, it’s certainly not the shoe's fault. What sets the Skwama Vegan apart from its leather counterpart is the leather-free upper material Microbase SkinLike™. This consists of a 0.6 mm thick, odor-reducing microfiber, a breathable adhesive layer, and a 1.6 mm thick structural microfiber. This composite material makes the shoe just as breathable and enveloping, providing a fit as precise as a leather upper – only it is completely free of animal products. Size recommendation: Buy two to two and a half sizes smaller than your normal shoe size.