Comments on: La Sportiva Crosslite vs. Fireblade vs. Wildcat

By: Bill McKelder

Bill McKelder — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:23:03 +0000

I won my first pair of Fireblades off of a contest by Blue Ridge Outdoors. I loved them! I bought another pair after three weeks to make sure I’d have a pair when these wore out.

By: trailrunningSoul.com

trailrunningSoul.com — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:32:38 +0000

Gary, if the multi-day run has a course not too rocky, with no need for too much protection or too much grip, I’d go for the Fireblade. Otherwise, the Wildcat will nicely handle any technical trails you throw at them

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:31:15 +0000

I’d be curious as to which of these shoes would be best for a multi-day run, 250k?

By: Shawn Finley

Shawn Finley — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:07:25 +0000

I have been running in the Wildcat for about 200 miles and they are excellene for all of the trails here in beautiful Colorado !!!!!!
Shawn Finley Co. Springs Co.

By: trailrunningSoul.com

trailrunningSoul.com — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:04:07 +0000

Love the crosslites too. I think they will be my choice for shorter distances in this racing season.

Thanks for your opinion Jeremy!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:35:42 +0000

love the crosslites. wear them for almost everything here in ak: mountain running, winter running, day hiking, short runs, long runs. they are definitely my go to in mixed conditions. brooks cascadia are the only other shoe i wear to run in, but use those typically on longer runs on maintained singletrack. thanks for the review!

By: trailrunningSoul.com

trailrunningSoul.com — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:41:37 +0000

I knew La Sportiva shoes were good, but they have won its place next to Salomon in my closet.

The Wildcat GTX version is great for snow running. Actually, I also used it for a few weeks in September (still with quite some good weather) without realizing it was the Gore-Tex version! Even with GTX, the shoe breaths quite well.

By: Will T.

Will T. — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:43:00 +0000

Great Review!!

La Sportiva has won me over. I have the Wildcats & Fireblade and agree with everything in your review on those two shoes. I felt the La Sportiva’s all ran about 1/2 size too small, so when ordering for the 1st time go bigger then normal.

I love beefy shoes, so the Wildcat is my favorite. That was my shoe of choice for a fast pack around Mt. Rainier and any other long technical trail.

The fireblade is just plain FAST. For anything under a marathon on less technical trails this is my shoe of choice. (I have bad ankles)

Next, I’m hoping to try the the GTX Wildcat. I’m a believer in staying dry instead of having a shoe that just drains. I’ll have to get my hands on a pair.