La Sportiva's high-performance flagship, the Skwama, is also available in a vegan version. The Skwama Vegan is an aggressive, precise, and powerful climbing shoe – a true foothold machine that makes no compromises on holes, edges, and slopers, pushing performance to the limit from your toes.

Here’s the Skwama 4-point plan for your next climbing level:

Point 1: In addition to the unmatched properties of Vibram® XS-Grip2, the Skwama Vegan features plenty of rubber, friction zones, and a guarantee that it will stick where your foot is placed.

Point 2: Thanks to the maximum sensitivity and highly developed flexibility of this Italian shoe, extremely tactile climbing is possible, which pleasantly expands the range of use alongside wild hook maneuvers.

Point 3: No heel movement in the shoe while hooking! Thanks to La Sportiva's S-Heel™ system, the hooking shell is torsion-resistant and twist-proof. Everything sits snugly without wobbling.

Point 4: Last but not least, the combination of Velcro closure and slipper design provides absolute hold and precise fit in the Skwama Vegan. What the stretch material doesn't secure, the wide Velcro strap does.

Conclusion: If your projects don't succeed with this high-end foot claw, then it's definitely not the shoe's fault.

What sets the Skwama Vegan apart from its leather counterpart is the leather-free upper material Microbase SkinLike™. This is made from a 0.6 mm thick, odor-reducing microfiber, a breathable adhesive layer, and a 1.6 mm thick structural microfiber. This composite material makes the shoe just as breathable and enveloping, providing an equally precise fit as a leather upper – but it is completely free of animal products.

Size recommendation: Buy two to two and a half sizes smaller than your normal shoe size.