I've climbed in these shoes and their predecessors (the purple one and the minty green ones) for decades. They really fit my feet well, and I've been willing to tolerate the la sportiva rubber (not my fav) until it's time for a resole and I can get something stickier. Unfortunately, the rubber on the eco is an order of magnitude worse than the old mythos. Even more unfortunately, when I've had the shoes re-soled they delaminate in the mid foot between the lining and the sole so that the shoe bubbles up uncomfortably in in your forefoot. This has happened with two different pairs at two different resolers (both with excellent reputations), and the resolers say that this is a known problem for them. So as much as I love the fit of these shoes I can’t justify tossing them every six months when it is time to resole, especially when the native rubber is so bad.
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