La Sportiva TC Pro: Versatile, durable, and extremely comfortable
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- With its high top design and stiffer feel, you might assume the TC Pro is too much of a big wall specialist to be of much interest to the average UK climber; but that's where you'd be wrong. Rob Greenwood's preconceptions are well and truly smashed by this versatile and comfy Rolls Royce of a rock shoe.
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I climb in southern California and most of the good climbing near me is either small polished edging or cracks. Apparently some of our local crags are somewhat reminiscent of Yosemite according to Royal Robbins. I think the TC Pros are just what I'm looking for.
They certainly have the potential, but see if you can try on a pair first. One thing I always say is the best climbing shoe for you is the one that fits. If the TC Pro fits, they'll be great.
@@ukclimbingofficial yeah I definitely will make sure I've got good fitting shoes, the TC Pros are around $200 out here so it's a big purchase
@@thelonelyphish they're definitely a bit investment, but one that - if treated well and re-soled - provide pretty exceptional value for money
Would you say that this is a good all-around shoe for beginners? Something that doesn't need to be upgraded soon, if ever?
It depends on what you're looking to do with them. If you're a beginner exclusively looking to climbing indoors then they wouldn't be great. If you're looking to climb predominantly outdoors, they'd certainly have the potential to be that lifelong shoe you're looking for.
@ukclimbingofficial As a new guy, I see indoor as something you do when you can't get to actual rock.
Thanks for the video!! I’ll definitely consider them. What is that placed called Rob? It looks incredible!
It’s Stanage, in the Peak District, and it’s definitely an incredible place - one of my favourites in fact!
and what about the size ? Thx.
I went down a 1/2 UK size for a snug fit, that once worn in was perfect for all-day use
my tc pro got a hole in the rubber after 3 weeks, ended up returning them for something else
I’m sorry to hear that. Pretty unlucky given how good their build quality is. Was it a case of the rand peeling or an actual hole? Presuming the former, as I can’t figure out how you’d wear them that quickly within such a short space of time.
@@ukclimbingofficial i got a spit which developed into a hole in the rand after some aggressive projecting on a slab route repeatedly
@@matt7wright Ok, that'd explain it. Projecting can be so hard on shoes!!
Personally i cant stand the new ones
The lace guard digs into my foot so bad i cant wear them
I miss the v1
I think there’s a fair few folk who loved the originals, but are indifferent about the update. That said, I reckon that the new model has - overall - been considered a worthy successor by the vast majority.
@@ukclimbingofficial if you make a shoe that was wearable in v1 and is not wearable in v2 that isnt a positive update even if it works for some people. keeping people who have worn them for years able to wear the new ones i would feel should be important and it doesnt seem it was.
@@HntrCmp I think the key here is that v2 is an upgrade for the vast majority of people, but isn't for a minority of v1 users. The TC Pro has become massively more popular since it was updated and that's not because it's got worse - it's because it's got better; however, as with all change - it's not going to work for everyone. I've had a similar experience with the Scarpa Boostic: I loved the original, but the update didn't work for me, but it has (rather annoyingly) gone on to become a much more popular product.
Seems to be just a promotional video, presumably scripted with the OK of the sponsors. What happened to cutting edge, independent reviews on this site ?
It's a good product, hence it's got a good review. Your presumption with regards to it being both scripted and ok'd by the brand are both incorrect, because neither are true. We remain completely independent in terms of what we say - the only thing that the brand pay for (up front) is the production of the video, however, that has no influence of what we say within it. A good example at the opposite end of the spectrum is the one we did for the Five Ten NIAD Mocc. It may be worth watching that before bandying around further accusations regarding our integrity: ua-cam.com/video/uZ5oLG_xHww/v-deo.html&feature=emb_logo
La spazzatura italiano , Chinese-Italian crab
I'm not entirely sure what you mean. Firstly, they're not junk - they're one of the best made shoes on the market. Secondly, they're not Chinese in any way, shape or form, as they're made in Italy.
@@ukclimbingofficial I wrote what I know La Sportiva it's Italian crap If you get paid for it then sing what you want...but don't mislead.
Doesn’t quite sit with the fact that a large percentage of the world’s top climbers wear La Sportiva shoes…
@@waekbolek2110 If I thought they were crap, I'd say so, much like I did for the 5.10 NIAD Mocc (ua-cam.com/video/uZ5oLG_xHww/v-deo.html). For what it's worth, I think the general consensus is against you, insofar as La Sportiva - alongside Scarpa - are renowned for producing the most well made shoes on the market.
Too bad it is made of leather :(
La Sportiva have brought out a vegan version of the Skwama this year - I wonder if there’s something similar for the TC Pro on the horizon 🤔
@@ukclimbingofficial Hopefully
From my understanding it is incredibly difficult to make performing comfort shoes out of synthetic materials without ludicrous cost. The main benefit of a leather upper is the break in you get that customizes the fit, something only found in specific synthetics like Alcantara, which is so expensive Scarpa only puts it on a tiny section of their toe boxes. There's a reason NONE of the high top trad shoes are synthetics. Maybe sometime in the near future a new synthetic fabric will come out at an affordable price point to enable a synthetic TC Pro, but for the time being a synthetic version would perform worse, be less comfortable, or cost more (or all three at once).
This isn't just me pulling this out of thin air by the way. Historic attempts at making comfort oriented synthetic shoes have been generally unsuccessful, the best example being the Five Ten Synthetic Moccasym (the white version). It was a total flop, stopping production quickly after release, and having to sell most of the inventory at a massive discount. You can still occasionally find them online selling at or around fifty bucks a pair.
@@andrewscott5059 Sorry mate, but performance is not ahead of unnecessary animal cruelty for me, so I will continue to find alternatives :)
@@abelabel3664 Fair enough (although I'm certain you can find leather that isn't the product of unnecessary animal cruelty), you do you. I'm just pointing out why there aren't any synthetic shoes in this specific style.
Why does everyone have to push their political these days.
I had to re-watch this to remember exactly what I said and having re-watched it, I'm confused as to exactly what it was that I said which was even vaguely political?!