La Sportiva Katana is the best climbing shoe I've climbed with so far (though I haven't owned too many pairs to be quite honest). It fits extremely well, feels good in your foot but yet have a sharp accurate touch to the rock. I bought these for long multi-pitch routes and the seem to be spot on, no problems of keeping them on even for longer periods of time. While I can't yet comment on their durability, their finishing and overall quality seems to be excellent.

The Katana has been my 'go to' climbing shoe of choice for two years now and has been used fairly constantly during this time. Having bought both walking boots and trail running shoes from the La Sportiva stable I have, in the past, found them to be sized a little generously as a brand. Since I wanted a comfortable all day shoe I bought them in my shoe size (42.5) and found them an almost perfect if slightly tight fit (I think the definition seems to be - small amount of discomfort = precise, crippling pain = technical).

The shoe works well out of the box and with the 'new shoe' stiffness is fantastic on small ledges, it never really loses it's faculty with edging though it does compromise as the shoe inevitably softens. As an all round, mid technical shoe it excels with a sensitivity and grip that is outstanding and is thankfully that it can be worn all day with minimal discomfort.

The rubber seems to hold up well to fairly constant abuse and the shoe as a whole is worn but not worn out - the rubber is still sticky and the performance precise with excellent feedback being delivered through the sole unit.

I would have no hesitation in recommending this shoe to others; I will almost certainly be sourcing another pair to replace my current ones and will also consider the lace up version as well (though I personally prefer the easy removal of velcro).