User Review: La Sportiva Katana

La Sportiva Katana
Above: The current Katana, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Rating: rated 1.5 of 5 stars
Use: hard sport climbs
Price Paid: $135

All my Sportiva shoes have fallen apart. I have a pair of Katanas that "perform" very well on the rock. However, they have delaminated terribly and require constant re-gluing to keep them from falling apart. This also happened on my Sportiva Mythos and Megas.

The resole shop that I frequent says that they get a lot of complaints about Sportiva shoes and that they have problems because they are not cleaned thoroughly before they are assembled. I no longer buy Sportiva products.

Also, when I sent messages to Sportiva N.A. customer service, they never responded. How bad is that?! They suck!

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Where to Buy

Buy Online We found the Katana at 7 online stores:

StoreProduct DescriptionPrice

Moosejaw
2 purchase options:
Men's Katana Shoe (Fall 2008)$135.00Buy Now
Women's Katana Shoe (Fall 2008)$135.00Buy Now

Backcountry.com
2 purchase options:
Katana Rock Climbing Shoe - Women's$134.95Buy Now
Katana Climbing Shoe$134.95Buy Now

Altrec Outdoors
2 purchase options:
Katana Climbing Shoe$134.95Buy Now
Women's Katana Climbing Shoe$134.95Buy Now

REI
2 purchase options:
Katana Rock Shoes$135.00Buy Now
Katana Rock Shoes - Women's$135.00Buy Now

Oregon Mountain Community
Katana - Women's$114.95Buy Now

EMS
Katana Climbing Shoes, Women's$135.00Buy Now

US Outdoor Store
2 purchase options:
Katana climbing Shoe$135.00Buy Now
Katana Climbing Shoes - Women's$135.00Buy Now

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