La Sportiva Blog

10 Years of Skwama with Matthew Domm
Matt Domm Climbing in the Skwama
This is a celebration of an era for climbers, 10 years of hard sends, and hard times, with great friends, and great accomplishments. Read more...
Climbing Cotopaxi with ROMP and La Sportiva
Bri Daniels with Cotopaxi in the background
ROMP brings together adaptive athletes, demonstrating what is possible when people have access to mobility technology. Read more...
29 Years in the Creek - Heidi Wirtz
Heidi Wirtz smiling group photo
Heidi reflects on the last 3 decades of time in Utah's Indian Creek and what the future holds for both her and it... Read more...
Kevin Lindlau - Bingo Cave
Draws at Bingo Cave
Sparks fly in the air and a sudden jolt on your hand forces your grip to squeeze tighter as the pick pops and shifts out of place... 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...
Keenan Takahashi - Tips For Your Tips
Climber taking care of finger tips
La Sportiva athlete Keenan Takahashi shares some tricks for keeping your fingertips in tip-top shape... Read more...
Paige Claassen - On Fear After Injury
Paige Claassen bouldering
La Sportiva climbing athlete Paige Claassen shares on how to mentally train through fear post injury. Read more...
Jon Glassberg - How to Climb V15
Jon Glassberg bouldering
Disclaimer: I have not climbed V15 … Yet. But, I am fairly certain I can. Here's a recap from France... Read more...
Rannveig Aamodt - Shelf Lake Cirque Traverse
Rannveig Aamodt hiking down
We weren’t sure of the exact route, and we didn’t know how long it would take or how hard it would be Read more...
Paige Claassen - Climbing in Voralpsee
Paige Claassen climbing outside
Climbing tiny white ripples that don’t show chalk and won’t let you see the holds until you are above them... Read more...
Abbey Smith - Andaman Sea Climbing
Abbey Smith in Kayak
Circumnavigating a remote sea stack in the Andaman Sea by kayak searching for stunning lines to climb. Read more...