Scarpa Launches New Rock Boot

Scarpa has announced a new rock shoe, the Force, which is claimed to combine performance and comfort and is aimed squarely at normal, middle-grade climbers rather than top-end cellar dwellers.

We saw the new shoe at the recent KORS outdoors show and it certainly looks the part. The construction borrows heavily from Scarpa's top-end rock shoes, but additional rubber and internal padding are designed to make for all-day comfort.


The last is broad and flat to suit UK feet, Scarpa's active mid-sole technology is used claiming to 'act like a springboard; to give more underfoot support and closure is by speedy to use Velcro strap. The upper use a combination of suede and Lorica artificial leather. The big plus of Lorica is that unlike genuine leather, it stretches to accommodate your feet, but then contracts again, so the uppers don't get baggy with use.

The Force is available in both men's and women's versions and retails for £69.99. More about Scarpa at www.scarpa.co.uk.