La Sportiva

I love this shoe! One of the best performing shoes I have ever owned. It wiill stand on the tinniest nub and is great for hard sport routes. I wear a size 9.5 in street shoes and wear a 40.5 in these. They were tight at first but are fine now after stretching them. My only problem with these have been wearing out the closer system. I have owned 4 pairs of these and worn out the closer system faster than I have the rubber. That is really my only complaint. Great shoes!

Absolutely love these shoes. First time I wore them was climbing the west face of the Lambert Dome and once I topped out I didn\'t want to take them off! Have also used them bouldering in the infamous boulder fields of Bishop. Just a fantastic all around climbing shoe. Would recommend it to anyone who is serious about climbing.

Great boots if you have a narrow foot. Sole has good traction on all types of surfaces. Waterproof to the max and very breathable.

My first pair lasted 3 years, full time everyday wear in the Arizona outback (office, shop, and way-back desert). But it took a little help from Shoe Goo. The weak spot is the silly fabric "eyelet". But for the price, durability and comfort, I was quite content to get a new pair and anticipate another 3 years. Good, honest boots!

Bought these on a recommendation from a friend. They are awesome. Bought them mainly for a trip to climb Grand Teton. Performed beyond expectations. From hiking with a pack up to camp, to climbing the 5.7 Lower Exum and scrambling on the Upper Exum, these shoes provided the sure footing I needed. The rubber rand was great for foot jams, too. Buy them, you won't be disappointed.

I just got my pair of Raptors tonight and hit the trail. I have found another shoe that works for me in every way. Plenty of protection from rocks, the heel wraps the ankle perfectly, very stable platform for uneven ground, traction is super sticky - caught myself a couple of times getting more traction than I was anticipating. I wear 11 in US sizing and I bought the size 45 and it was a perfect fit. Cannot wait to run in these shoes again tomorrow. Big thumbs up!

An improvement over the Cirque Pro, same fit and Mythos lacing but a better tread pattern and sturdier toe rand, great friction on wet moss and lichen, perfect for scrambling and anything steeper up to around 5.8.

If you make the mistake of buying mountaineering boots online, then these are the ones to get. They are tough as nails and fit better than my socks. For being waterproof and insulated they breathe quite well. These boots run a bit on the stiff side but an eight hour shift at work and 11 hours of glacier travel gave me not one blister. Black diamond sabertooth semi-autos fit great with this boot.

Great shoe! I do have to say that it took about a week of "breaking in", before my feet actually got adjusted (had some ankle pain). Since then, I have been very happy. Will go for another pair soon. Word to the wise on sizes: I wear a European 43, thought that (since these are sized and made in Europe) this would pretty much be an accurate shoe size. Got one larger (44) and have to say, that I would have been a bit more comfortable with a 44.5 or 45.

I have size 16 Street shoes; the 47.5 Mythos fits me great. Hard to believe they still go a half size larger. This is the first and only technical shoe I have found that conforms to my large, and strange shaped foot. They certainly do not climb like the board lasted entry level clod hoppers. I tie them tight for harder routes and bouldering, looser for the moderates. They may not edge as well as some of Sportiva's other shoes, but I will never know since those shoes do not fit. These shoes are comfortable, sticky, precise, sensitive, and great in cracks. If I have a complaint, it is that they stretch a little as the day goes on...but then I just lace them tighter.

These are great shoes. I bought them for X-country running and they work great for that. It\'s just enough cleat to give you good grip on muddy slippery trails but not so much so that you feel uncomfortable if you happen to need to run a short distance on asphalt. They feel very light and flexible yet sturdy for stump hopping and rock scrambling. My only gripe would be that the toecap is made of a hard rubber that is quite inflexible. While protecting you from stubbing your toes, it also has a tendancy to give me blisters there.

I trail run 4 days a week, and I feel this is a great shoe for that. It\'s light but supportive and has good traction. The laces are prone to come loose unless I really crank them down or double tie them. All in all, a great shoe.

Fit like a glove! Took these up Longs Peak (ele:14559) in Colorado and used them on the way down. Worked great coming down, walking on boulders and then on the trail. Highly recommend these.

Cool design but too bad that synthetic materials were used instead of leather or at least some leather accents. Also, the shoelaces are below the mesh which doesn\'t stretch and therefore it\'s impossible to get the shoe open enough to slip the foot on.

Great boot, wore on Mount Shasta. Bought 1/2 size larger than my hiking boot, great with crampons, warm enough. Also highly rated at local Shasta climbing store. You will need to break in some. Light insulation is very helpful.

Great boots. This is my third pair and I have always enjoyed their fit. Takes a while break I\'m but once broken in, they are really comfortable. I am not a huge fan of all the rubber they are using these days but I am still impressed.

OK boots. I'm returning them. They seemed OK when I first put my foot in, but when i laced them up and started walking around, i realized they weren't that comfortable. They have good ankle support, but the fabric mesh area near the toe area folds in when you walk, pinching the top of your toes. They are also narrow. I wouldn't recommend them, but its worth a shot to see if they fit to each is own. And it makes it easy to return them if they don't fit with free shipping.

Bought a pair of these 18 months ago and they are still my favorite shoe. Comfortable, light, and fairly supportive. While in Ca. they served as a backpacking shoe in the sierras as well as a running shoe. The soles grip well on most things that aren?t wet or covered in moss. They breathe extremely well and are very durable considering the weight. At about the 6 month mark the inserts needed to be changed as padding had broken down from hard use, at about 12 months the liner around the heel started to tear and the tread in the front was going bald, at about 14 months stitching where the mesh and leather meet started to fail. While these shoes are a poor choice for wetter/colder climates, if you?re going to be in dryer/warm(ish) areas then these are perfect, mine were soaked in a thunderstorm in Pa., put them in the vestibule in my tent that night @ 62* F and they were dry in the morning. Really a versatile shoe, only reason they don't get 5's across is because of durability, but from a shoe this light it?s to be expected. Highly recommend, especially for the Sierras!

First: this is an incredible shoe, one of the best I've used in 30 years of climbing. Details: The Katana lace up is a significantly changed design, and a great improvement on the older Katana velcro. The P3 last is much more down turned, to the level of the Miura VS or the Solution. Interior finish of the shoe is very very comfortable, the last shrink wraps the foot, almost like a slipper. But there is enough stiffness in this shoe to use for vertical edging on multipitch routes. Closest fit for me to compare to is the Sportiva Testarossa, but the new Katana Lace is a more robust and much stiffer shoe. The new Vibram XSEdge rubber is harder than previous XSGrip rubber used by Sportiva. Personally I find XSEdge excellent outdoors on a range of rock textures, with good friction, but on some gym surfaces it is too firm. The lacing system really locks this shoe into place. I've used it for intensive heel hooking- it is terrific, and I have a low volume heel. For several reasons- the last, the lacing, and the fit- I could see this shoe replacing the old standard Miuras, as it does nearly everything they do, but better. It won't replace the Miura VS, however, as that is a softer shoe and more suited to very overhanging terrain. In summary, an extraordinary shoe. Can't speak highly enough of it.

I saw in another review that these are comparable to Nike shoes. They are--in that they have a more exaggerated wear, after the roll of your foot. And, yes, size them like a Nike running shoe. I'm a 10, but wear about 11.5 to 12 in Nike running shoes. These are a true trail shoe, not for street running. Durable. I run in Nike Frees. I need a tougher shoe for everything else.