How to Choose Hiking Boots

Built to move fast and light on vertical terrain, the women's La Sportiva TX Guide approach shoes draw inspiration from speedy trail runners and techy rock shoes for support, comfort and grip.
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View the La Sportiva TX Product LineView all La Sportiva Women's Hiking ShoesBest Use | Hiking Rock Climbing |
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Gender | Women's |
Upper | Ultra-weave jacquard textile/thermoplastic polyurethane reinforcements |
Outsole | Vibram Megagrip rubber/Vibram Idrogrip rubber |
Lining | Nonslip mesh |
Can Be Resoled | Yes |
Support | Thermoplastic polyurethane torsion shank |
Footwear Height | Ankle |
Footwear Closure | Lace-up |
Weight (Pair) | 1 lb. 5.5 oz. |
Vegan | Yes |
Sustainability | From a Climate Neutral Certified brand |
33 EU | 33.5 EU | 34 EU | 34.5 EU | 35 EU | 35.5 EU | 36 EU | 36.5 EU | 37 EU | 37.5 EU | 38 EU | 38.5 EU | 39 EU | 39.5 EU | 40 EU | 40.5 EU | 41 EU | 41.5 EU | 42 EU | 42.5 EU | 43 EU | |
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U.S. Women's | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 5.5+ | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5+ | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 9.5+ | 10 | 10.5 | 11 |
EU | 33 | 33.5 | 34 | 34.5 | 35 | 35.5 | 36 | 36.5 | 37 | 37.5 | 38 | 38.5 | 39 | 39.5 | 40 | 40.5 | 41 | 41.5 | 42 | 42.5 | 43 |
Mondo | 24 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 25 | 25.5 | 26 | 26.5 | 27 | 27.5 |
For boots: Add one half size to your street shoe size. You should be able to slip one finger behind your heel when you are standing up with the boot unlaced and your toes touching the front. If the boot is too short, your toes will get smashed walking downhill. Too long and your heel will slide up and down and give you blisters.
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Great grip on rock for scrambling but the sole started breaking down on the first use! These shoes were tight in the toe for me so if the sole were more durable I would have gone up a size from my normal size.
These are great shoes to have in the arsenal. The toss between a trail runner and an approach shoe is the best combo because it adds the comfort and weight of a trail runner but stickiness of an approach shoe. I love to speed hike/trail run rocky terrain so these are a must have. Overall, I recommend these shoes to anyone looking for a stickier solution to trail runners or long distance comfort in an approach shoe. As for sizing, I did have to size up by .5 of my normal shoe size. That fit perfectly.
Really disappointed that the largest size available for this is a 42 (USA 10) - I would say it fits like a 10.5 but I would need an 11 (my usual size). The shoe seems really good quality and the width is good for my narrow feet. It seems that they don't make this shoe in anything bigger than a 10 - the hunt continues.
They seems made well, good colors. I was looking for biking, hiking, bouldering in same shoe. I might have found it! Breaking them in now. I will check back after having them a bit.