La Sportiva Blog

Empath Interview - Keenan Takahashi
Keenan working up Empath
La Sportiva athlete Keenan Takahashi sits down with videographer Caroline Treadway to talk about Empath and his process of sending the route. Read more...
Drew Hulsey - Climbing Shoes for Wide Feet
Drew Hulsey outside getting ready to climb
It’s always so exciting to get a fresh pair of shoes! There are so many options to choose from. So many different styles for different styles of climbing... Read more...
Brent Barghahn - Close to Home
Brent Barghahn climbing
Little Cottonwood Canyon, just outside of Salt Lake City, has been my climbing home for the past five years... Read more...
Beth Rodden - Self Love
Beth Rodden climbing
A little over one year ago, before the world turned upside down, I was bouldering in Camp 4 on a warm fall morning... Read more...
Emily Harrington - Golden Gate
Emily Harrington Climbing Golden Gate
On November 4th, Emily Harrington freed Golden Gate, a 5.13 route on the SW face of El Capitan, in 21 hours and 13 minutes ... Read more...
Angela Lee - Parallel Traditions
South Korean village
Angela Lee received the American Alpine Club's Live Your Dream grant & traveled back home to South Korea, here's her story... Read more...
Paige Claassen - Building a Home Wall
Paige Claassen at her home wall
La Sportiva climbing athlete Paige Claassen shares steps for creating a climbing wall in your home ... Read more...
Climbing Shoe Care
TC Pros
We understand that purchasing high quality climbing shoes is an investment... Read more...
April Herrera - Importance of Womxn’s Specific Climbing Communities
Group photo
If you would have asked me 3.5 years ago, when I first started climbing, how important having a squad of women to surround yourself with was, I wouldn’t have thought... Read more...
Teal Dreher - Climbing and Pregnancy
Teal Dreher bouldering
La Sportiva athlete Teal Dreher shares her experience with climbing and fitness throughout pregnancy ... Read more...
Lauren Callaway - Evolving Ethics
Climbers observing someone bouldering
As the sport continues to surge, the need for all climbers to evaluate their impact is huge right now... Read more...