La Sportiva TC Pro 43

Dont feel this climbing shoe is just limited for routes in the states we have our fair share of cracks and edges too!. The TC Pro by La Sportiva has been designed to provide powerful technical edging and crack climbing prowess without compromising either. This game changing mid-height edging machine will take you out of a technical thin hands to rattley fingers crack and out on to the diciest edges you can find. Thin padding in the ankle and above the toes protects you in the cracks and the patented P3 platform delivers sensitive yet powerful edging abilities. The toes flat fit is perfect for comfortable crack climbing and the ventilated tongue and lateral rand perforations promote air-flow. La Sportiva have worked with Vibram on a new rubber compound that works best for technical edging and developed the XS Edge compound which holds an edge better on sharp micro edges. This shoe was designed in collaboration with La Sportiva climbing athlete Tommy Caldwell hence the TC. When asked what inspired his design work on the TC Pro Tommy has this to say: “La Sportiva came to me with the opportunity to help design a shoe for granite. At the time I was in the early stages of working on the Dawn Wall so I had this route specifically in mind during the design process. It helped me analyze very specifically the way a shoe needs to function for big wall free climbing. It had to function at a very high level while still being comfortable. It also had to be robust enough to protect your feet through all the abuse big walls dish out. I never could have imagined it would turn out so well. It was a game changer for me.