I'm need recommendations for shoes that are similar to La Sportiva Solutions. I like everything about the shoe other than the dumb heels. I know the common answer is to go with the Solution Comps but I want to explore all my options. I would prefer a shoe that is as precise as the Solutions, that little pointy tip is my favorite part.
Skwarma, but yeah man you have literally the perfect alternative with the comp.
Scarpa options I find to always be relatively rounded compared to the super precise solution. All other brands will fit dramatically different in the rest of the shoe with their solution equivalent.
I have the Acopa Nova and the way I describe that shoe is if a Solution and a Miura lace boinked in the bottom of a gear bag and had a synthetic baby, that would be this shoe. I have a normal width forefoot (D on Brannock) and a skinny heel. The Nova heel is perfect for me.
Slightly less aggressive than the Solution and a slightly blunter toe tip (I don’t think there’s another shoe on the market that has the chisel tip the Solution has though). They're similar to Miura lace in width. I find the toe to be highly precise. I recently put my old pair of Solutions back on (they were always my “secret weapon” send shoes) and they were less good than I remember.