La Sportiva  TX Guide Leather Approach Shoes - Women's

I have a pair of tx2 that I love, I wanted something with the same grip to go onto scrambles with that had a more solid base to it. The guide seemed perfect in the writeup. I have extremely narrow feet, the tx2's fit me great in my streets shoe size 42. The tx guides are incredibly small, at least half a size to a full size smaller than the tx2's in the same size, my toes jam into the front of the shoe and the toe box is so narrow that my toes are on top of one another. Because they're so jammed in there the entire bottom of my foot goes numb, I've tried different socks, different insoles. They're just terrible. So disappointed La Sportiva.

It seems 5.10 discontinued the tennie. If you liked the tennie, this is a good alternative. I sized these up based on reviews and have not been disappointed (I chose my running shoe size - 39 - and the fit is snug, but no toe smashing on descents). I’ve had them for a few months now. Scrambling and climbing up to 5.7 in them seemed reasonable. These are more stiff than the tx4, and so far seem more supportive. They are a bit more narrow than the tx4, but these are designed to climb in, so that was to be expected. So far, I have not had any durability issues.

These are great approach shoes, but I probably should have gone a half size up...they are bit snug in the toe box as I have longer toes. I've worn them all over crags in Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada and they have kept me safe :)

These seem well made and I life their stiff sole. Only problem is that they run narrow and small. I do have somewhat of a wide foot. I am usually 6-6.5 in everything, but will be purchasing a 7 to see if the fit is better.

Evidently you are supposed to throw out the shoe when the laces wear out, as they are virtually impossible to replace. I just spent a good hour struggling to replace them. The job required needle-nose pliers, plus another tool to dilate and guide the new lace into its slot, and a lot of *tenacity*. Until today I would have rated this a 5*. Great performance hiking and scrambling.

I've owned three pairs of these, and keep coming back. They are GREAT for climbing and scrambling, which is why I keep buying them. However, overall durability could use work. I've had a couple pairs delaminate within a month, the seams rip easily from foot jamming, and the laces are notoriously weak. Be prepared to relace within the first few weeks of use.

I’ve been wearing the TX Guide leather for almost a year now. It has supported me through approaches in Red Rock, Malibu Creek, Yosemite, and Puerto Rico! I get a lot of compliments for the color combo! Very grippy and great traction. I had to size a half size up from my normal size, which is 37. Had to get them in 37.5.

This shoe is a significant upgrade and improvement from the original TX Guide - it is not a repackage of the same shoe with a leather upper. Two notable features: 1 - the wrap tongue is extremely comfortable and I wish all my shoes were designed like this, and 2 - the lacing system that extends nearly to the toe of the shoe significantly helps with the adjustability of the width of the shoe - feels much less narrow than the original Guide. I went half a size up from my regular approach/running shoe size in these and they are comfortable for long days - to size for edging performance I would go with my regular street shoe size. I love the 3 different types of rubber on these shoes for variable conditions - makes all the difference when I am going scrambling (need sticky rubber!) but also have to navigate wet/icy trails (where sticky rubber does not excel). I've only logged about 50 miles in them, but so far the rubber has held up well. Last note, I can run a few miles in these shoes but prefer them for walking over running as they are quite stiff with a significant heel-toe drop. Good support and comfort for days with a heavy climbing pack once they are broken in, too.