Abstract: A climbing shoe comprising: a shoe-upper shaped so as to accommodate and cover substantially the entire foot of the user; a front sole made of polymeric material, which is fixed to the bottom of the shoe-upper so as to cover at least the front part of the bottom of said shoe-upper; and at least a front tensioning band made of elastomeric material, which is substantially U-bent and is fixed to the tip of the shoe-upper so as to surround/enclose the front part of the bottom of the shoe-upper, joining the front sole; the front tensioning band has a ribbon-like monolithic structure and is longitudinally divided into a lower ribbon-like portion which is immediately adjacent/contiguous to the front sole, and into an upper ribbon-like portion which flanks the lower ribbon-like portion while remaining spaced from the edge of the front sole, and which has a hardness lower than that of the lower ribbon-like portion.

Abstract: A climbing shoe comprising: a shoe-upper shaped so as to completely cover the foot of the user; a sole which is fixed to the bottom of the shoe-upper so as to cover the front part of the bottom; a rear tensioning band made of elastomeric material, which is substantially U-bent and is fixed to the rear part of the shoe-upper so as to cover the area of the shoe-upper immediately above the heel portion of the shoe-upper, and then to extend obliquely along the two lateral sides of the shoe-upper towards the sole; and a substantially ribbon-like sagittal tensioning band made of elastomeric material, which extends longitudinally on the bottom part of the shoe-upper, from the tip of the shoe-upper up to the rear tensioning band crossing, in succession, the bottom and the heel portion of the shoe-upper while remaining underneath the sole, and which is firmly fixed to the shoe-upper substantially along its entire length.

Abstract: A climbing shoe comprising: a shoe-upper shaped so as to accommodate and cover substantially the entire foot of the user; a front sole made of polymeric material, which is fixed to the bottom of the shoe-upper so as to cover at least the front part of the bottom of said shoe-upper; and at least a front tensioning band made of elastomeric material, which is substantially U-bent and is fixed to the tip of the shoe-upper so as to surround/enclose the front part of the bottom of the shoe-upper, joining the front sole; the front tensioning band has a ribbon-like monolithic structure and is longitudinally divided into a lower ribbon-like portion which is immediately adjacent/contiguous to the front sole, and into an upper ribbon-like portion which flanks the lower ribbon-like portion while remaining spaced from the edge of the front sole, and which has a hardness lower than that of the lower ribbon-like portion.

Abstract: A climbing shoe comprising: a shoe-upper shaped so as to completely cover the foot of the user; a sole which is fixed to the bottom of the shoe-upper so as to cover the front part of the bottom; a rear tensioning band made of elastomeric material, which is substantially U-bent and is fixed to the rear part of the shoe-upper so as to cover the area of the shoe-upper immediately above the heel portion of the shoe-upper, and then to extend obliquely along the two lateral sides of the shoe-upper towards the sole; and a substantially ribbon-like sagittal tensioning band made of elastomeric material, which extends longitudinally on the bottom part of the shoe-upper, from the tip of the shoe-upper up to the rear tensioning band crossing, in succession, the bottom and the heel portion of the shoe-upper while remaining underneath the sole, and which is firmly fixed to the shoe-upper substantially along its entire length.

Abstract: A climbing shoe comprising a substantially sock-shaped shoe-upper, so as to completely cover the foot of the user; a front sole which is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to cover the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot; a rear sole which is separate and spaced apart from the front sole and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to at least partly cover the talus-calcaneus region of the sole of the foot; and a substantially ribbon-shaped medial tensioning strip which is made of elastomeric material and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to extend substantially along the center line of the sole of the foot, from the shoe-upper area under the front sole up to the shoe-upper area under the rear sole following an arched trajectory.

Abstract: A climbing shoe comprising a substantially sock-shaped shoe-upper, so as to completely cover the foot of the user; a front sole which is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to cover the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot; a rear sole which is separate and spaced apart from the front sole and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to at least partly cover the talus-calcaneus region of the sole of the foot; and a substantially ribbon-shaped medial tensioning strip which is made of elastomeric material and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to extend substantially along the center line of the sole of the foot, from the shoe-upper area under the front sole up to the shoe-upper area under the rear sole following an arched trajectory.

Abstract: Climbing shoe comprising a substantially sock-shaped shoe-upper formed so as to completely cover the foot of the user; a front sole which is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to cover the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot; and a elastomeric-material, front tensioning strip which is fixed on the toe of the shoe-upper and is shaped so as to cover the shoe-upper in the area surrounding the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot; said front tensioning strip being provided with a middle portion that is shaped so as to cover the toe of the shoe-upper in the area surrounding the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot, and with two lateral flaps which prolong on the bottom part of the shoe-upper while converging towards each other up to join to one another at the insole arch region.

Abstract: A climbing shoe comprising a substantially sock-shaped shoe-upper, so as to completely cover the foot of the user; a front sole which is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to cover the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot; a rear sole which is separate and spaced apart from the front sole and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to at least partly cover the talus-calcaneus region of the sole of the foot; and a substantially ribbon-shaped medial tensioning strip which is made of elastomeric material and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to extend substantially along the center line of the sole of the foot, from the shoe-upper area under the front sole up to the shoe-upper area under the rear sole following an arched trajectory.

Abstract: A climbing shoe comprising a substantially sock-shaped shoe-upper, so as to completely cover the foot of the user; a front sole which is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to cover the tarsal-phalangeal region of the sole of the foot; a rear sole which is discrete and spaced apart from the front sole and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to at least partly cover the talus-calcaneus region of the sole of the foot; and a substantially ribbon-shaped, medial tensioning strip which is made of inextensible material and is fixed on the bottom part of the shoe-upper so as to extend substantially along the center line of the sole of the foot, from the area of the shoe-upper under the front sole up to the area of the shoe-upper under the rear sole following an arched trajectory.

Abstract: A climbing shoe having a vamp; a sole fixed to the bottom of the vamp; a substantially horseshoe-shaped first binding covering the tip portion of the vamp surrounding the metatarsus-phalanx area of the sole of the foot; a substantially horseshoe-shaped second binding, which covers the area of the vamp directly over the heel, and extends along the sides of the vamp up to the first binding; and a third binding designed to cover the portion of the vamp at the metatarsus-phalanx area of the sole of the foot, underneath the sole, and to at least partly cover the portion of the vamp at the arch area of the sole of the foot. The third binding has two proximal appendixes and two distal appendixes, which extend on opposite sides of the main body of the third binding.

Abstract: A climbing shoe having a vamp; a sole fixed to the bottom of the vamp; a substantially horseshoe-shaped first binding covering the tip portion of the vamp surrounding the metatarsus-phalanx area of the sole of the foot; a substantially horseshoe-shaped second binding, which covers the area of the vamp directly over the heel, and extends along the sides of the vamp up to the first binding; and a third binding designed to cover the portion of the vamp at the metatarsus-phalanx area of the sole of the foot, underneath the sole, and to at least partly cover the portion of the vamp at the arch area of the sole of the foot.