La Sportiva Kaptiva

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Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Reddit IconMad-farmer
10 months ago

I wear and love the La Sportiva Kaptiva, but damn are they hard to find in my size.

Reddit Iconthe_winter_woods
8 months ago

La sportiva makes great technical shoes for sky running. Differing levels of protection and width. But most all have good sticky vibram rubber. I like the kaptiva and mutant for tech. The bushido is also low sprung and techy. But a little too narrow and low volume for me. I’ve also got some miles on the Nnormal Kjerag 1.0 and they’re impressive as well. Look for lower stack and sticky rubber and then find one that fits your foot…

Reddit Iconajame5
10 months ago

I’m surprised at the Zegama not performing - they have Vibram Megagrip on the outsole don’t they? Tends to work on wet rock. For scree you’d likely benefit from deeper lugs though. La Sportiva Mutant is probably your best shoe for wet Lakes in my experience. Generally the rubber that works on Lakes wet rock is VJ Butyl, La Sportiva Frixion White (the best I’ve personally tested) and Vibram Megagrip on various shoes. Edit: saw you ask about Salomon. Their Contagrip hasn’t been great at wet rock stuff traditionally but I know lots of people love the newer SLab Genesis. Lots of mountain runners wearing that particular shoe for big mountain races.

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