🏋️ Fitness & Wellness Oct 2, 2026 · Anthony Walsh

Reviewing the New Scarpa Blackbird, the Stiffest Rock Shoe We’ve Ever Tried

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Reviewing the New Scarpa Blackbird, the Stiffest Rock Shoe We’ve Ever Tried
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About our testing: Veteran sport climber and gear reviewer Matt Samet tested the Scarpa Blackbird on a range of pure-rock and plastic problems, from 5.10 gym routes to 5.13 granite tech in Colorado.
We climbers had wacky ideas back in the 1980s, which was nonetheless a huge decade for innovation. If you lived through that era, perhaps you’ll recall the early Metolius Simulator hangboards that came with bungee cords for taking off weight—and whose cords were recalled after snapping up and nailing

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