La Sportiva Solution Women's

La Sportiva

The Solution Women's is a medium-soft, aggressively downturned velcro women's shoe from La Sportiva for bouldering and sport climbing. Typically sized 2 EU sizes below street size. Of 14 user reports, 9 find the heel loose. In stock at 30 shops from 80.20 EUR.

Women's Solution with XS Grip2 rubber and the same Lock-Harness heel system. Aggressive downturn for steep climbing, Fast Lacing System, and the same last shape as the men's Solution with a softer 0.9mm midsole. For strong climbers on overhanging routes and problems.

Best For

Best for bouldering and sport climbing on vertical, overhang and roof terrain. Aimed at intermediate to elite climbers.

Among the 469 adult climbing shoes we track, the Solution Women's ranks in the top 7% for hooking, the top 7% for sensitivity and the top 12% for pocket climbing.

Strengths & Trade-offs

Solution Women's strengths

• Same molded heel cup and Lock-Harness fit as the men's Solution
• Fast Lacing for quick adjustment
• XS Grip2 grip
• Hooks pockets and edges on steep walls
• Velcro makes shoe changes quick between routes

Solution Women's trade-offs

• Painful for extended wear
• Aggressive - not beginner friendly
• Uncomfortable for anything except hard climbing

How the Solution Women's fits

Typically sized 2 EU sizes below street size.

Same last shape and volume as the men's Solution, in sizes 33-42, with a thinner 0.9mm midsole. The leather upper stretches a little, so size snugly.

Fit profile: narrow width, standard forefoot volume, wide heel, suits egyptian 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.

Solution Women's fit reports

Based on fit feedback from 14 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: -2.0 EU from street size (n=14).

• Runs tight for: short toes, no hallux valgus, medium forefoot width, low instep
• Runs loose for: egyptian toe shape, medium toe length, mild hallux valgus, narrow heel, wide heel, shallow heel

• Toes: 36% perfect (n=14) - 5 perfect, 6 tight, 3 loose. Mixed signals across foot types.
• Forefoot: 64% perfect (n=14) - 9 perfect, 3 tight, 2 loose. Mixed signals across foot types.
• Heel: 36% perfect (n=14) - 5 perfect, 0 tight, 9 loose. Mixed signals across foot types.

Stiffness

Measured stiffness: 0.34 on our 0-1 scale (0 = softest). Among aggressive shoes it sits between the Scarpa Drago (0.28, softer) and the Tenaya Mastia (0.40, stiffer).

Solution Women's specifications

What the Solution Women's costs

Prices checked 15 Oct 2026 across 30 shops that currently stock it (80.20 to 170.00 EUR). Cheapest current offer: 80.20 EUR at bergzeit.de, 55% below the 179.00 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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