La SportivaMens TX Guide Approach/Hiking Shoes

Amazing shoes, wrong size, so I sent them back to get more. Very impressed by the construction and the details. I look forward to the next pair!

I've had these shoes for about 10 months. They are excellent hikers and approach shoes. Very lightweight with great traction. The only downside is that I use them while roofing. Unfortunately, the front of the soles started to separate. I also feel the tread is wearing out faster than it should. The laces that come with them are junk. So if you're looking for good approach shoes. These are great. Just don't use them for roofing.

These shoes have excellent support and high quality materials. They fit snug and feel like they would work well for hiking and scrambling. I would rate them a 5 but the tow box was extremely narrow and I couldn't keep them on for more than 30 min without becoming painful to wear. I did not have this issue with the Arc'Teryx FL or Black Diamond Session, but I did find the La Sportiva TX Guide to have the best support and footbed.

I wear a B width shoe and appreciate that some La Sportiva products run narrow, but this shoe was too narrow at the toe bed to fit comfortably on my foot. If you have trouble getting a good narrow fit at the toe, this could be the shoe for you.