After much demand from their athletes Scarpa have brought out a version of the incredibly popular Instinct Velcro with softer, stickier rubber. Yup, that's right, the Instinct VS now has Vibram XS Grip 2 rubber on the sole, making the shoe softer, stickier and smearier. If you mainly climb steeeep boulders, smeary grit or indoors on the wood and plastic this is the shoe for you. If you want a more general all-rounder that will hold an edge better you'll want the original Instinct VS or even the new Instinct Lace. The Lorica upper is built around the down-turned toe last of the Instinct family ensuring precise toe placements with high levels of feedback. Bi-Tension technology intimately connects the toe and the heel of the boot helping to increase overall performance which is guaranteed to last. The Velcro strap keeps the heel of the shoe firmly secured to your foot even on the most demanding heel-hooks with the new toe rand design providing durable performance on toe-hooks.