Neil Gresham And Louis Parkinson's La Sportiva Journey | Climbing Daily Ep.1199

[@muchmore344]

Neil Gresham doesn't have much social media stuff, but made the best climbing technic videos ever

[@BoulderingBobat]

Great insight, great video!

[@ethananweiler9446]

Been rocking skwama for 3 months now, great shoes. Also Louis is awesome, need to see him in another Karlsson video soon!

[@henez7621]

Love that Louis is back in a video :)

[@garryreed2725]

Neil always delivers on the whys and how's. He knows his Stuff.

[@michaelcheng7920]

I love most things about La Sportiva shoes except for the gnarly big toe bump that forms when you wear them. I don't have that issue with any other shoes other than LS.

[@jonahhusak1037]

Haven't had a problem with that? I wear very downsized futuras (2.5 sizes smaller). And they feel fantastic to climb in and dont have any Ill effects!

[@Duckers_]

I'd agree La Sportiva do more R&D than most, truth is they lost the true innovator of climbing shoes, Heinz Mariacher, to Scarpa, and I think Scarpa recently have done more interesting new ideas

[@Dirkzy]

I didnt know these two knew each other. Its cool to see them working together.

[@raiemie7365]

totally agree with the skwamas, the heel is perfect and the shoe suits any style although I think the toehook could be improved, the rubber used on it doesn't stick very well compared to other bouldering shoes

[@ElTodoGrande]

That's just one of the best things, that happened on this channel

[@HelplmAlive]

I think Scarpa is taking the lead in climbing shoe innovation/design.

[@willsmith4965]

Yes I agree. It used to be la sportiva that was the most innovative. However, in recent years Scarpa has progressed leaps and bounds in innovation. It is more noticeable in the mountaineering footwear.

[@Puntorojo12]

Really nice video!. Hope more like this!

[@sirlockoff]

I like how my audio is at the maximum in every way but I can't hear anything :D

[@onsight2822]

If only they would make size 47 / UK 12 , miura or tc pro any decent models 😢

[@Drinkyoghurt]

The S-heel kinda sucks, no feeling whatsoever. The Skwama is a nice shoe, I just wish they used the heel from the Miura VS or something similar. To get a good fit I really have to downsize and that means that my toes are knurled up, not the best for toe hooks. No edge is really good. I bought a pair of Maverinks for testing out and especially outdoors you notice how good they are. You can stand on pretty much any tiny crystal without problems. They're a bit thin though and wear quickly. I don't know how Neil can say the shoes will last 1-2 years. Even with good footwork, mine last a maximum of 6 months before needing to be resoled. Bought my Skwamas in May 2017 and just got it back from its 2nd resole job without rand repair. 1-2 years probably means you're climbing with a massive hole in the front of your shoe.

[@stefans4562]

I don't like the s heel many la sportiva shoes have. I much prefer the heel on my scarpa instincts. Other than that my la sportiva skwamas are great.

[@coolbrotherf127]

Louis has a small foot. UK 7 are like US 7.5, and most people his height are wearing US 10 or larger.

[@kearnzterz]

theacp127 he’s only 5’7

[@coolbrotherf127]

@@kearnzterz I'm 5'8 and wear a US 10.5 shoe.

[@bentrengrove]

More Louis videos!

[@rinjaniwhy5949]

🤘🤘

[@timlewis90]

If no edge is so good why didn't they put it on the skwama?

[@philipppuchner1115]

because the Skwama is a mix of Solution and the Python. + the new heel, which i personally and many others don't like.

[@timlewis90]

Philipp Puchner interesting, I've only had the skwamas a month and I'm yet to form an opinion about the heel. Although they are decisive for sure!

[@littlepaul2561]

I have LS and climb recreationally and I wear my street shoe size lol I don’t get why people want to cut circulation from your feet. If your only climbing a few times a week your street size will be fine

[@THEREALIAINCOOK]

what grade exactly do you climb in those big ass shoes

[@liloelementus3348]

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