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La Sportiva Otaki Climbing Shoe - Men's
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The La Sportiva Otaki is a versatile, all-round climbing shoe designed with support and edging performance for long sport climbing with an aggressive shape suited for bouldering.
A popular shoe in the shop, probably due to being built on the same last as the high-performance, overhanging and steepness lover, the Skwama, and, surprisingly for a stiff shoe, has a similar level of sensitivity. Unlike the Skwama, the Otaki features a much stiffer midsole and Vibram XS Edge rubber. With this increased foot support, inflexibility, and harder rubber, the Otaki will be much better for climbers on vertical routes with more edging. La Sportiva haven't taken away all technical performance though! To make this shoe a true all-rounder, they've included the S-Heel™, an "incompressible piece of rubber" that stabilises and controls heel hooks and blocks to keep you stuck onto the hold, as well as sectioned toe rubber. It also features the P3® rand system that maintains the powerful shape of the shoe over time! (Some shoes tend to stretch too much and so lose their performance-shape.)
The Otaki uses a microfibre / suede leather upper with linings in the front and back, so expect there to be some level of stretch in the shoe, but not too much. It's hard to predict with these types of uppers and linings, but it should be up to half a size. La Sportiva also recommend fitting this shoe on the looser side for a comfortable performance fit. And, if you want a slightly stiffer shoe, try the laced version, the Kataki.
A popular shoe in the shop, probably due to being built on the same last as the high-performance, overhanging and steepness lover, the Skwama, and, surprisingly for a stiff shoe, has a similar level of sensitivity. Unlike the Skwama, the Otaki features a much stiffer midsole and Vibram XS Edge rubber. With this increased foot support, inflexibility, and harder rubber, the Otaki will be much better for climbers on vertical routes with more edging. La Sportiva haven't taken away all technical performance though! To make this shoe a true all-rounder, they've included the S-Heel™, an "incompressible piece of rubber" that stabilises and controls heel hooks and blocks to keep you stuck onto the hold, as well as sectioned toe rubber. It also features the P3® rand system that maintains the powerful shape of the shoe over time! (Some shoes tend to stretch too much and so lose their performance-shape.)
The Otaki uses a microfibre / suede leather upper with linings in the front and back, so expect there to be some level of stretch in the shoe, but not too much. It's hard to predict with these types of uppers and linings, but it should be up to half a size. La Sportiva also recommend fitting this shoe on the looser side for a comfortable performance fit. And, if you want a slightly stiffer shoe, try the laced version, the Kataki.
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