Find the best climbing shoes for you | SCARPA

Find the best climbing shoes for you | SCARPA

SCARPA offers a wide, varied range of climbing shoes that satisfy any need that a climber could possibly have. They have been designed and tested with athletes who have made, and continue to make, climbing history.

This research enables SCARPA to continue making shoes suitable for all kinds of climbing, including indoor climbing, cliff climbing, bouldering and multi-pitch climbing. Shoes that adapt to different foot shapes, for a light, flexible and perfect-fitting solution that ensures maximum sensitivity and outstanding grip.

Once a year, our knowledgeable team tours the climbing gyms, giving climbers the chance to try SCARPA shoes. New models of Vapor V, Vapor V LV and Instinct VSR LV have just landed.

Image of SCARPA Shoe Demo set up at Boulder Co Gym Auckland 2024
Boulder Co Auckland Shoe Demo 2024

Find a demo near you

South Island

  • Mon 18 Aug: Boulder Co, Christchurch
  • Wed 20 Aug: Basecamp, Queenstown
  • Thu 21 Aug: Resistance Climbing, Dunedin

North Island

  • Thu 28 Aug: Faultline, Wellington
  • Mon 1 Sep: Extreme Edge Panmure, Auckland
  • Tue 2 Sep: Boulder Co, Auckland
  • Wed 3 Sep: Extreme Edge, Hamilton
  • Thu 4 Sep: Boulder Co, Hamilton
  • Mon 8 Sep: Beta Climbing, New Plymouth
  • Tue 9 Sep: The Wall, Rotorua
  • Wed 10 Sep: Turangi Climbing Gym, Turangi
Chris Hailey climbing at Castle Hill, Canterbury
Chris Hailey climbing at Castle Hill, Canterbury

The range available in New Zealand has been chosen with our climbing conditions in mind.

Specialised Performance

  • Sensitive: Drago, Drago LV, *Drago XT
  • Sport: *Instinct, *Instinct VS, Instinct VS Women, Instinct VSR, Instinct VSR LV

Balanced Performance

  • Balanced Range: Vapor V, Vapor V LV
  • Balanced Performance: Arpia V, Arpia V LV

Relaxed Fit

  • Indoor & Prolonged Use: Origin VS, *Veloce
  • Classic & Prolonged Use: *Helix

*Not in demo

Product images of SCARPA Vapor V and Vapor V LV Climbing Shoes

NEW Vapor V & LV

Our versatile, do-it-all Vapor V is a best-seller, delivering reliable performance for whatever climbing style you prefer. The lower volume fit adapts well to narrower feet, and the Vibram XS Edge rubber underfoot balances support and sensitivity, delivering outstanding edging performance.
Vapor V LV is the lower volume fit that adapts well to narrower feet,

USE: Sport Climbing and Bouldering

Product image of SCARPA Instinct VSR LV Climbing Shoe

NEW Instinct VSR LV 

The Instinct VSR LV adds a new fit option to our Instinct family. This LV version offers a true low-volume option, featuring a reduced volume toe box and instep and a narrower heel. With a Bi-Tension active rand, generous rubber toe patch, and Vibram® Grip 2 rubber, this shoe has all the features you need for the send.

USE: Sport Climbing, Bouldering and Indoor

Product Images of SCARPA Drago and Drago LV Climbing Shoes

Drago & Drago LV

Aggressively downturned and highly asymmetric, with a forefoot wrapped in sticky rubber, the Drago represents the pinnacle of rock shoe construction—specialized, meticulously crafted and refined to perform at the highest level on demanding boulders and steep sport routes.
The Drago LV is a low volume version of one of the most iconic shoes in the SCARPA line.

USE:  Sport Climbing, Bouldering and Gym

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