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La Sportiva Hits It Out of the Park With New Mandala

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Our reviewer says La Sportiva has (finally) nailed their No Edge shoe tech with the Mandala. He quickly added the new-school weapons to his steep sport climbing quiver.

https://www.climbing.com/gear/la-sportiva-mandala-review/
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Our reviewer says La Sportiva has (finally) nailed their No Edge shoe tech with the Mandala. He quickly added the new-school weapons to his steep sport climbing quiver.

https://www.climbing.com/gear/la-sportiva-mandala-review/
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@climbing and I *just* bought and broke in a pair of Futuras!
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Our reviewer says La Sportiva has (finally) nailed their No Edge shoe tech with the Mandala. He quickly added the new-school weapons to his steep sport climbing quiver.

https://www.climbing.com/gear/la-sportiva-mandala-review/
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my last pair of La Sportiva shoes simply melted apart on the sun. I was very disappointed.
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