Scott Roman

Scott Roman

I am a Boston-Qualifying runner, climber of 10+ years, and all-around outdoor enthusiast living in the Pittsburgh area. My wife and I like to spend as much of our weekends as we can climbing, be it at our local gym, the New River Gorge, and numerous other crags throughout the US!


Lab tests and in-depth reviews

October 10, 2019
92
Superb!

October 10, 2019 review Who should buy it This climbing shoe is for climbers who: are more experienced and excel at difficult boulders and single-pitch climbs need superior edging and grip on small[…]

La Sportiva TX4
92
Superb!

La Sportiva TX4 review The La Sportiva TX4’s are about as true to the concept of an approach shoe as you could imagine. They fit like a glove, they are grippy as glue, you can walk in them for h[…]

June 1, 2018
91
Great!

June 1, 2018 review I bought my first pair of June 1, 2018 sometime around 2013, and they have been my go-to climbing shoe for almost every situation ever since. From hard single-pitch sport[…]

June 18, 2018
89
Great!

June 18, 2018 review I tried on the first Saucony Freedom ISO model in 2016 and didn’t quite love the feel or price enough to get them over the Saucony Kinvara 7 which I wound up purchas[…]

La Sportiva Miura
88
Great!

La Sportiva Miura review Brooks is a well established running brand that I haven't tried, so I bought a pair of Brooks Pureflow 6 on sale. Having transitioned to a more neutral, low-drop shoe, Brooks[…]