I am on my 3rd pair of these and they are great, even for multi-day 30-mile hikes across rocky ascents and descents in the UK Lakes. The grip across all terrain is superb and my feet never ache, ever, no matter how far I go. The biggest gripes are they are not waterproof in 2 inches of water and the laces are awful. I have to tie them every few hours and when the shoes are wet, every 20 minutes. When you are wearing waterproof socks and your shoes are soaked, the insoles slip and crumple at the front. You cannot walk until you take them out and walk without them. I have done over 700 miles in the last year in one pair and they have been otherwise faultless. They are the best shoes I have ever bought for all terrain. I forgot to add: they are brilliant running shoes as well on off-road, descents. Running down Grassmore scree in the Lakes with a 10kg back pack is a breeze with these shoes.
Great description of the shoe. They handle wet rock the best for me anyway. The leather tongue allows you to crank the laces pretty tight without feeling the laces digging in. They are the heavy side of the approach shoes but also the most durable and can handle longer scrambles on sharp rock and rough trails, couloirs, rpigh country. Soles will last pretty long. All leather so they do get hot. I also stick with rhem because my wider feet fit the shoe really well and like any climbing shoe the fit should determine what you wear more rhan they style or function. I'm still looking for a lighter shoe for class 5 stuff and the Guides seem like the sweet spot for rhose days but they are just too narrow.
The closest thing I can find to the sadly discontinued Scarpa Zen Pro. All Scarpa's newer approach shoes, and it seems most approach shoes made now, have slip lasts with soft mushy energy sapping midsoles. For someone north of 85kg like me, slip last soles are basically useless. The Boulder X are the only board last approach shoe I can find and happily the fit is perfect for me.
@dancokraimu-el7eyNo. The tongue is also leather not a mesh fabric so it has more protection that the TX series. He mentioned the grip in wet conditions was good which is noticeable and the shoe I use in the spring + fall. They feel more confident on wet rock.
I am on my 3rd pair of these and they are great, even for multi-day 30-mile hikes across rocky ascents and descents in the UK Lakes. The grip across all terrain is superb and my feet never ache, ever, no matter how far I go. The biggest gripes are they are not waterproof in 2 inches of water and the laces are awful. I have to tie them every few hours and when the shoes are wet, every 20 minutes. When you are wearing waterproof socks and your shoes are soaked, the insoles slip and crumple at the front. You cannot walk until you take them out and walk without them. I have done over 700 miles in the last year in one pair and they have been otherwise faultless. They are the best shoes I have ever bought for all terrain. I forgot to add: they are brilliant running shoes as well on off-road, descents. Running down Grassmore scree in the Lakes with a 10kg back pack is a breeze with these shoes.
Great description of the shoe. They handle wet rock the best for me anyway. The leather tongue allows you to crank the laces pretty tight without feeling the laces digging in. They are the heavy side of the approach shoes but also the most durable and can handle longer scrambles on sharp rock and rough trails, couloirs, rpigh country. Soles will last pretty long. All leather so they do get hot. I also stick with rhem because my wider feet fit the shoe really well and like any climbing shoe the fit should determine what you wear more rhan they style or function. I'm still looking for a lighter shoe for class 5 stuff and the Guides seem like the sweet spot for rhose days but they are just too narrow.
The closest thing I can find to the sadly discontinued Scarpa Zen Pro. All Scarpa's newer approach shoes, and it seems most approach shoes made now, have slip lasts with soft mushy energy sapping midsoles. For someone north of 85kg like me, slip last soles are basically useless. The Boulder X are the only board last approach shoe I can find and happily the fit is perfect for me.
I love them and hate to, its hard to explain jaja. you forgot to say when you finnished a hike day, they are dificult to clean speciallly in mud
@dancokraimu-el7eyNo. The tongue is also leather not a mesh fabric so it has more protection that the TX series. He mentioned the grip in wet conditions was good which is noticeable and the shoe I use in the spring + fall. They feel more confident on wet rock.