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Katana Lace
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Katana Lace

Katana Lace keeps La Sportiva’s technical edging reputation alive in a lace-up format.

$239 at LA SPORTIVA

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Story & heritage

La Sportiva positions the Katana Lace as a high-performance shoe for edging and technical granite, and the model has long been part of the brand’s most recognizable climbing vocabulary. The lace format leans toward sustained precision and a more adjustable fit than the strap models.

Materials & craft

The technical shape and lace closure are meant to distribute tension evenly across the foot.

That makes the Katana Lace useful for long routes, mixed faces, and climbers who want accuracy without giving up too much support.

High-performance edging shoeLace closureAdjustable fit

How to choose & style

Best when your climbing day includes cracks, face sequences, and gear-heavy pitches where fit adjustability is worth the extra seconds at the belay.

Yellow/Black
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