Keenan Takahashi and the new La Sportiva Mandala

Keenan just wrapped up an incredible multi-year project in Bishop-- unlocked with the brand new La Sportiva Mandala.
Learn more about the Mandala on our website.
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[@alwaysoasi]

this dude has an outrageous stache!

[@acasccseea4434]

for a second, i had to check its not april 1st; I couldn't believe its real stache

[@BananaFingrs]

Reminds me of the dads mustaches from the movie Luca

[@TheChismFamily]

Ive been wearing these in the gym the last couple weeks, great shoe. Honestly its an overkill for my grade but my feet are very asymmetrical and more neutral shoes aggravate my bunions, lol. I love the PD85 highly asymmetrical last so these and the Testarossa are my shoes of choice. Fit is pretty similar, id say the Mandala feels 1/4 size smaller but that could be due to the Testarossa stretching over time since they are leather. I also like the insert in the bottom of the Testarossa toebox, wish the Mandala had it.

[@TrackpadProductions]

Yeah, there's a lot of differences between this and the Futura, like the bigger toe cap, the more supportive last, the slimmer heel, and the, uh, you know. _The closure system that won't break after 2 months._ 😏

[@capyxoxo]

Lol good summary. Tangentially, I'm not convinced about the toe hook. I never got use to futura toe rubber placement and texture (or lack thereof). The toe looks very similar here, just longer, which doesn't inspire confidence

[@inyostudio]

Nice. I’m only getting the right foot.

[@mariuszklin6433]

I took my Skwamas on climbing trip and after 1 week they became no edge 😂

[@00calimon]

Ya, “no edge” you say….? Me: thinking about my old worn out climbing shoes sitting in the back of the pile collecting dust.

[@robertobreve8623]

his moustache is bigger than his face

[@Devildoge532]

Rocked geniuses for about a year and these are close to scratching that same itch. Only gripe with them is that I wish they would’ve gone with a skwama/solution comp heel

[@thatonefeller3375]

The new no edge lineup-the Mandala highlighted here, along with updates of the Futura, Genius, and Mantra-all have the same heel as the Solution Comp (which has a substantially different heel than the Skwama).

[@ballofsnow]

impractical moustache