Scarpa Techno X Review
The scarpa techno x right runs smaller than shoes of other brands that are the same size.
Scarpa techno x review. Here it is shown against the la sportiva tarantulace left. 1 855 461 8659 my account. But it is indeed rock climbing season in the northern hemisphere. I had the chance to try out their super downturned bouldering and steep sport shoe instinct vs and their slightly downturned sensitive performance shoe this time i round out the trilogy with a review of their flat lasted trad shoe the techno x.
When i first got them i just happened to be going to yosemite for a bit in feb to potter about with a mate si. For this review we tested the women s scarpa maestro mid eco on the particularly low volume feet of a female tester. Both are euro size 38 5 and both have a mostly flat shape but as you can see the scarpa is much shorter in length. Scarpa techno x review.
The scarpa techno x have a lovely shallow toe box a lot like the vapour xsg edge. Straight out of the box the scarpa techno x climbing shoe is so painfully tight that i thought i d grabbed the wrong size. Search submit clear text when autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. The scarpa techno x does it all really well and at a really high level.
Other versions of the scarpa maestro eco. The scarpa techno x women s is their updated trad climbing shoe designed for all things crack and edge climbing with a ladies specific fit. The scarpa techno x women s is of a completely unaggressive design with a rigid midsole that provides ample support for methodical slotting into hand width cracks and hovering on tiny edges placing gear. By louie dawson july 14 2016.
But once i got off the ground and started climbing i found. Scarpa techno x climbing shoe review. 4 5 4 5 out of 5. Talk to our gearheads 24 7 about your needs.
It s important to point out that this is the only mid height women s specific trad shoe currently on the market the butora altura is available in regular and wide fits. We don t do much summer content here since it s always winter and people are always ski touring somewhere. The difference with the techno x is that they re stiffer and they re a slightly different fit. Now i know what cinderella s ugly stepsisters felt like trying to cram their feet into the undersized glass slipper.
The top pitch of face value. For a flat lasted shoe the techno x is a really powerful edger but deftly transitions to a crack climbing shoe that i d recommend for both the desert as well as slippery granite like yosemite. Written by louie dawson july 14 2016. Touch device users explore by touch or with swipe gestures.