Scarpa Techno X Review

Scarpa redesigned their most popular shoes this year with a new model to cover each style of climbing.

Scarpa techno x review.

Straight out of the box the scarpa techno x climbing shoe is so painfully tight that i thought i d grabbed the wrong size. Epictv shop stocks climbing equipment including climbing shoes climbing ropes harnesses mountaineering gear and clothing. 1 855 461 8659 my account. We don t do much summer content here since it s always winter and people are always ski touring somewhere.

Touch device users explore by touch or with swipe gestures. 4 5 4 5 out of 5. The top pitch of face value. 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.

Talk to our gearheads 24 7 about your needs. Here it is shown against the la sportiva tarantulace left. Scarpa maestro mid eco climbing shoe men s. Written by louie dawson july 14 2016.

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. The scarpa techno x have a lovely shallow toe box a lot like the vapour xsg edge. 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. The scarpa techno x does it all really well and at a really high level.

Scarpa techno x climbing shoe review. Scarpa techno x review. Other versions of the scarpa maestro eco. But once i got off the ground and started climbing i found.

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. The scarpa techno x right runs smaller than shoes of other brands that are the same size. Search submit clear text when autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Now i know what cinderella s ugly stepsisters felt like trying to cram their feet into the undersized glass slipper.

But it is indeed rock climbing season in the northern hemisphere. The difference with the techno x is that they re stiffer and they re a slightly different fit. For this review we tested the women s scarpa maestro mid eco on the particularly low volume feet of a female tester. 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.