La Sportiva Blog

For Your Mountain: Emmeline Wang
Emmeline Wang coiling rope
“Resilience, resilience, resilience…” Those were the words I kept utterting to myself... Read more...
Jeff Beecham and the Leadville 100
Jeff Beecham running in Ironman
Jeff Beecham shares his background before heading to the Leadville 100 ...  Read more...
The Barkley Marathons with John Kelly
John Kelly portrait
The Barkley Marathons is often in discussions as one of the toughest races in the world.  Read more...
How to Ski Tour EP4: Finding Community
Davide Giardini Skiing
Skiing tends to be difficult to get into. Davide Giardini believes that doesn’t have to be the case. Read more...
Gisely Ferraz - Stuff You Should Know about Climbing in the Creek
Gisely Ferraz Crack Climbing
Here are 10 things you should know about climbing in the Creek. Read more...
The Basics of Ski Touring EP3
Davide Giardini Skiing
What if I told you there was a way to actually enjoy the cold winter months and experience the thrill of sliding on snow... Read more...
Winter Running Tips with Kelly Halpin
Kelly Halpin Winter Running
How do you navigate the winter season as a runner? I wrote up a few tips that help me during the coldest months of the year.  Read more...
Finding Hetch Hetchy
Finding Hetch Hetchy
Not far to the north of Yosemite Valley sits another grand valley with towering cliffs and impressively tall waterfalls named Hetch Hetchy Valley... Read more...
A Bike to Run Mountain Adventure: How to Ski Tour EP2
Running on mountain trail
Davide Giardini brings us on a bike to run adventure from his hometown of Boulder, CO. Read more...
Running up a 13,000 ft Mountain to Get Ready for Ski Season: How to Ski Tour EP1
Davide Giardini trail running
Davide Giardini gives out some tips and tricks for preparing for a successful season of ski touring. Read more...
Race Week Prep Tips - Kelly Wolf
Kelly Wolf and friend running around Lago di Braies
Kelly Wolf shares 5 key tips on how she prepares the week leading up to her races... 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...