La Sportiva Blog

Maria Dalzot - Eating to Train, Training to Eat
Maria Dalzot running
Running long distances means that diet plays a crucial role in providing the necessary fuel to train... Read more...
Climbing Tips - Placing Ice Screws
Ice screw in ice
One of the greatest challenges of leading ice is placing ice screws. Here are 5 basic tips to succeed... Read more...
Climbing Tips - Joining Two Ropes
Rope going through bolted chains
Learn best practices for joining two ropes together to rappel or top rope, and which knots are safest... Read more...
La Sportiva Factory - Behind the Scenes
La Sportiva employee making shoes
In the heart of the Italian Alps, there is a factory of 240 people who craft quality footwear by hand. This has been the La Sportiva family tradition since 1928. 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...
Projecting South Africa's Hardest Sport Climb
Paige Claassen sport climbing in South Africa
All outside factors played out in my favor. I showed up fit and psyched, but no dice. What happened? Read more...
Meredith Edwards - Let's Talk Training!
Meredith Edwards running by 'awesome' written into snow
As a runner, how do you get faster when you are already putting in so many miles and tons of vertical? Read more...
Climbing the Diga di Luzzone
Climber on the Diga di Luzzone artificial climbing wall
The Diga di Luzzone dam in Ticino Switzerland is home to the world's tallest artificial climbing wall 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...
Kristina Pattison - 6 Ways to Salvage a Bad Race
Kristina Pattison running in La Sportiva gear
Bad races do happen. Sometimes things just fall apart. Here are some lessons to keep you going anyway Read more...
Rannveig Aamodt - Climbing in Romsdal
Rannveig Aamodt climbing in Romsdal
Romsdal Norway is known as a premier destination for all types of climbing, mountaineering and skiing 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...