La Sportiva and Scarpa dominate

For the 16th year straight, we have asked: Which are the best climbing shoes? Based on some 2 000 unique poll responses, we can see that the results are almost the same as in 2020 with a total domination of La Sportiva and Scarpa, while Five Ten has lost a few percent again. The results of 2017 are shown in brackets for comparison, revealing a big drop also for Boreal. Part of that drop might be explained by 8a, on a relative basis, having fewer visitors from Spain.

43 % La Sportiva (43 % in 2017)
29 % Scarpa (18)
07 % Tenaya (4)
06 % Five Ten (15)
03 % Evolve, Ocun
02 % Mad Rock, Boreal (10)
05 % Other brands