La Sportiva Tarantulace

La Sportiva

The Tarantulace is a firm, flat-lasted lace shoe from La Sportiva for sport climbing and trad and multi-pitch. Typically sized 0.5 EU sizes below street size. Of 29 user reports, 21 rate the forefoot perfect and 21 rate the heel perfect. In stock at 31 shops from 50.00 EUR.

Lace-up version of the Tarantula with 4mm FriXion Black rubber. Full midsole, flat profile, suede leather upper. The lacing gives beginners more fit control than velcro. A durable starter shoe for gym and first outdoor climbs. La Sportiva advises one to two sizes below street size.

Best For

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

Among the 469 adult climbing shoes we track, the Tarantulace ranks in the top 5% for comfort, the top 15% for support and the top 20% for crack climbing.

Strengths & Trade-offs

Tarantulace strengths

• Lace fit more precise than velcro
• 4mm FriXion Black sole wears slowly
• Full midsole for comfort
• Leather moulds to foot over time
• Flat enough for multi-pitch but still engages on harder moves

Tarantulace trade-offs

• Slower to put on and take off
• Flat - no overhang capability
• Heavy at 490g

How the Tarantulace fits

Typically sized 0.5 EU sizes below street size.

The leather upper stretches about half a size.

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

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

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

Tarantulace fit reports

Based on fit feedback from 29 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: -0.5 EU from street size (n=29).

• Fits best for: wide forefoot, medium instep height, narrow heel, wide heel, shallow heel, medium heel depth, deep heel
• Runs loose for: greek toe shape, roman toe shape, long toes, medium toe length, short toes, no hallux valgus, mild hallux valgus, narrow forefoot, low instep

• Toes: 52% perfect (n=29) - 15 perfect, 5 tight, 9 loose. Mixed signals across foot types.
• Forefoot: 72% perfect (n=29) - 21 perfect, 2 tight, 6 loose. Fits well for wide forefoot, medium instep height
• Heel: 72% perfect (n=29) - 21 perfect, 1 tight, 7 loose. Fits well for narrow heel, wide heel, shallow heel…

Stiffness

Measured stiffness: 0.59 on our 0-1 scale (0 = softest). Among flat shoes it sits between the Ocun Striker QC (0.52, softer) and the Red Chili Spirit (0.63, stiffer).

Tarantulace specifications

What the Tarantulace costs

Prices checked 15 Oct 2026 across 31 shops that currently stock it (50.00 to 95.00 EUR). Cheapest current offer: 50.00 EUR at hardloop.de, 37% below the 79.00 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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