La Sportiva Katana Lace Women's

La Sportiva

The Katana Lace Women's is a firm, moderately downturned lace women's shoe from La Sportiva for sport climbing and trad and multi-pitch. Typically sized 1 EU size below street size. Of 9 user reports, 9 rate the forefoot perfect and 7 rate the toes perfect. In stock at 24 shops from 114.92 EUR.

Women's lace version of the Katana with a 4mm XS Grip2 half sole and a full-length 1.1mm midsole. Precise lace fit for long outdoor days - trad, multi-pitch, sport. The half sole is softer and more sensitive than the men's full-length XS Edge sole.

Best For

Best for sport climbing and trad multipitch on slab, vertical and overhang terrain. Aimed at hobby to advanced climbers.

Among the 469 adult climbing shoes we track, the Katana Lace Women's ranks in the top 13% for edging, the top 21% for support and the top 47% for crack climbing.

Strengths & Trade-offs

Katana Lace Women's strengths

• Versatile on different rock types
• Profile translates between gym holds and real rock
• Full lace-up for the most adjustable fit
• Supports resoling to extend the shoe's life

Katana Lace Women's trade-offs

• Slower on-off than velcro
• Softer half sole gives less edging support than the men's version
• Break-in needed

How the Katana Lace Women's fits

Typically sized 1 EU size below street size.

Leather will stretch roughly 0.5 EU.

Fit profile: medium width, standard forefoot volume, medium heel, suits egyptian, roman and greek toe shapes.

Expect roughly half a size of stretch; moderate break-in.

How it fit climbers with your foot shape: fit reports from feet like yours.

Katana Lace Women's fit reports

Based on fit feedback from 9 owners who measured their feet with the climbing-gear.com foot scanner and rated this shoe at the toes, forefoot and heel (tight, perfect or loose).

Typical downsize: -1.0 EU from street size (n=9).

• Fits best for: egyptian toe shape, short toes, no hallux valgus, narrow forefoot, wide forefoot, low instep, high instep, narrow heel, medium heel depth

• Toes: 78% perfect (n=9) - 7 perfect, 1 tight, 1 loose. Fits well for egyptian toe shape, short toes, no hallux valgus
• Forefoot: 100% perfect (n=9) - 9 perfect, 0 tight, 0 loose. Fits well for narrow forefoot, wide forefoot, low instep…
• Heel: 78% perfect (n=9) - 7 perfect, 0 tight, 2 loose. Fits well for narrow heel, medium heel depth

Stiffness

Measured stiffness: 0.64 on our 0-1 scale (0 = softest). Among moderately downturned shoes it sits between the Scarpa Quantix SF (0.58, softer) and the Evolv Geshido (0.70, stiffer).

Katana Lace Women's specifications

What the Katana Lace Women's costs

Prices checked 15 Oct 2026 across 24 shops that currently stock it (114.92 to 221.99 EUR). Cheapest current offer: 114.92 EUR at 9b-plus.com, 28% below the 159.00 EUR list price.

Prices by size

Cheapest in-stock price per EU size and how many shops list that size, from the EU pool. Updated daily.

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