Men’s edition · 16 current shoes
La Sportiva is a mountain brand first: its range is deepest where the ground gets steep and rough. The Prodigio family now covers the everyday, long and race days with modern foam, the Cyklon and Mutant own mud and rock, and the light Helios III links road and trail. Most La Sportiva shoes run small, so size up.
Door-to-trail i I start on road, then hit the trails
Pick Helios III Also good: Prodigio 2 Daily i One shoe for most of my trail runs
Pick Prodigio 2 Also good: Bushido III, Akasha II Long run i Long days out, cushion and protection
Pick Prodigio Max Also good: Akasha II, Jackal II Technical i Rocks, roots, mud, steep ground
Pick Cyklon Also good: Mutant, Bushido III RaceUnder 50K i Races under 50K, and fast runs
Pick Prodigio Pro Also good: Bushido III, Cyklon Ultra50K and longer i 50K and longer
Pick Prodigio Pro Also good: Akasha II, Prodigio Max, Jackal II Every La Sportiva trail shoe Job Any Door-to-trail Daily Long run Technical Race Ultra Terrain Any Runnable Technical
Every current La Sportiva trail shoe
Pick for Door-to-trail
220 g 4 mm drop 2 mm lugs
Pick for Daily Also good for Door-to-trail
265 g 6 mm drop 4 mm lugs
GTX version of Prodigio 2
290 g 6 mm drop 4 mm lugs
Pick for Long run Also good for Ultra
295 g 37 mm heel 6 mm drop 4 mm lugs
GTX version of Prodigio Max
305 g 37 mm heel 6 mm drop 4 mm lugs
Pick for Technical Also good for Race
330 g 28 mm heel 8 mm drop 7 mm lugs
Pick for Race and Ultra
255 g 34 mm heel 6 mm drop 4 mm lugs
Also good for Daily, Long run and Ultra
310 g 6 mm drop 4.5 mm lugs
Also good for Daily, Technical and Race
300 g 6 mm drop 4 mm lugs
GTX version of Bushido III
310 g 19 mm heel 6 mm drop 4 mm lugs
Also good for Long run and Ultra
275 g 7 mm drop 3.5 mm lugs
GTX version of Jackal II
305 g 7 mm drop 3.5 mm lugs
Also good for Technical
320 g 32 mm heel 8 mm drop 6.5 mm lugs
355 g 28 mm heel 8 mm drop 7 mm lugs
328 g 29 mm heel 12 mm drop 4.5 mm lugs
400 g 27 mm heel 12 mm drop 4.5 mm lugs
