Created for optimum comfort, the La Sportiva Nago Climbing Shoe uses a vented synthetic upper to ensure your feet feel great whether you're on pitch one or pitch ten. Sticky Vibram SX Grip soles keep you glued to holds whether you're cragging or heading up on a long trad climb. The La Sportiva Nago Climbing Shoe makes an ideal pick for beginners who don't want to start with the foot torture quite yet and for advanced climbers who want comfortable footwear for all-day outings.
Bottom Line: As comfortable as climbing shoes get.
I don't know about high-caliber climbing, but up to 5.10 these do fine, working well at edging, smearing, and jamming. They're comfortable, wear-for-hours type shoes. I bought a half-size smaller than my street shoe, and have been climbing outdoors in them for about a month now.
I don't think the rubber is quite as sticky as C4 but they've held up well to the rough and dirty rock of the Adirondacks and did fine on several trips to the Gunks.
And it's a bright, colorful shoe; easy to spot in the brush at the base of a wilderness slab. Matches my pants, too!
I just lost a pair, but they were very comfortable and great as my first shoes. i disagree with the whole foot-turns-red thing. maybe my feet don't sweat much, but it was barely noticeable - and who cares anyway? wearing socks is just silly. I got my pair about .5 too tight, and I think that hurt my ability to smear somewhat.
As for the appearance, I got about 8 comments from people on how cool these shoes look. For example, "If I had shoes that looked like that, I'd never take them off." They look better in person than in the pic.
sizewise, i bought mythos for my next pair and the sizing was identical. now that I've used both, i might prefer these to the mythos.
these are great climbing shoes, I would recommend purchasing these .5 size smaller than street shoes. They stuck well to granite and wore comfortably for an all day climb at Smith Rock. warning - wear socks the die turned my feet red.
