What grit wants
Indoor-soft, downturned slippers that smear volumes will feel like socks on Stanage. You want rubber that still holds an edge, a toebox you can trust on a pebble, and a heel that doesn’t walk off when you hook a break.
La Sportiva Solution Comp
The Comp is the crossover shoe: softer than the original Solution, still shaped like a proper rock shoe. Fine for a Works session and a Roaches evening if you didn’t destroy the toe on plastic all week.
Scarpa Instinct VS
More structure. Better for the tiny edges that make Peak problems feel two grades harder than they “should.” If you only buy one outdoor-leaning shoe, this is the serious option.
Fit notes
Size for outdoor. A shoe that only works after 20 minutes of pain is a gym toy. Grit days are long. Your feet have to last the walk-in.
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