Catch: An in-depth look into Catch with So iLL Designer, Fred Nicole

Fred provides and in-depth description of the details that went into his first climbing shoe design with So iLL. Catch is built on an all-new, hand-shaped, moderately downturned last. It features a durable and comfortable, unlined, single piece (one seam) vegan microsuede upper with a performance dual elastic entry. Designed with a single piece toe rand, CATCH is tensioned from the heel to midfoot. The midsole is composed of two parts, a 1.5MM full length fiberboard along with a 0.7 MM thermo melting board midsole that runs under the toe box making for a stiff slipper. The full length outsole is outfitted with high performance Vibram XS Grip rubber for durability while including generous toe rubber coverage and is ideal for vertical outdoor climbing excelling on technical slab and microedges.