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Looking for the climbing prowess of a mountaineering boot in a lightweight scrambler? La Sportiva Trango TRK GTX men's hiking boots are fully waterproof and ready for tough trails in any conditions.
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View the La Sportiva Trango Product LineView all La Sportiva Men's Backpacking BootsBest Use | Backpacking |
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Footwear Height | Over-the-ankle |
Footwear Closure | Lace-up |
Waterproof | Yes |
Type of Waterproofing | GORE-TEX Performance Comfort |
Upper | Anti-abrasion and water-repellent fabric with AirMesh insert (tongue only) |
Midsole | Dual-density MEMlex EVA |
Outsole | Vibram Mulaz |
Can Be Resoled | Yes |
Weight (Pair) | 2 lbs. 10.8 oz. |
Gender | Men's |
Sustainability | From a Climate Neutral Certified brand |
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U.S. Men's | 2.5+ | 4 | 4.5+ | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5+ | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5+ | 9 | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 10.5+ | 11 | 11.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 12.5+ | 13 | 13.5 | 14 | 14.5 | 15 | 15.5 | 16 |
U.S. Women's | 3.5 | 5 | 5.5+ | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5+ | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 9.5+ | 10 | 10.5 | 11 | 11.5 | 11.5+ | 12 | 12.5 | 13 | 13.5 | 13.5+ | 14 | 14.5 | 15 | 15.5 | 16 | 16.5 | |
EU | 34 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 37 | 37.5 | 38 | 38.5 | 39 | 39.5 | 40 | 40.5 | 41 | 41.5 | 42 | 42.5 | 43 | 43.5 | 44 | 44.5 | 45 | 45.5 | 46 | 46.5 | 47 | 47.5 | 48 | 48.5 | 49 | 49.5 | 50 |
Mondo | 24 | 24.5 | 25 | 25.5 | 26 | 26.5 | 27 | 27.5 | 28 | 28.5 | 29 | 29.5 | 30 | 30.5 | 31 |
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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I really like these, they’re holding up as well as all my other LaSportivas and even after a 10 mile day my feet and knees felt fine. Can’t wait to take them on a backpacking trip. Anyone complaining about fit, I am flat footed and have wide toes and found a good fit. I haven’t had cold feet in deep snow either.
I was hoping that these more expensive Trango TRK boots would provide better ankle support than the LS TXS GTX boots that I wore out. Alas no. Advertised as combo of mountaining boot and lightweight scrambler I think these fall very heavily on the scrambler side - so why not go with a mid-top. They also don't have the TXS sticky soles with brake which I love. Even though I love the fit of La Sportiva boots I had to go with a Salomon Quest 4 GTX to get the upper support I wanted.
I have a pair I purchased elsewhere, before joining REI. I thought I had fairly narrow feet. Apparently not-these are tight for me. The original equipment insoles are thin and hard, and there isn't much spare volume inside the boot for aftermarket insoles, so I'm stuck with the originals. Still, after six or seven hours hiking, I'm in no great hurry to change into my camp shoes. Although my toes welcome it when I do take them off. On the plus side they're wearable with thin socks. I'm more of a thin-sock guy than a heavy wool sock guy, so that's fine for me. To avoid heel slip I lace the ankle part of the boot quite tightly. I haven't had any hot spots, let alone blisters. The sole is optimised for dry rock, so for use above the tree line. The boot is usable with flexible crampons if you move slowly - no free jazz moves. But that's for half an hour of "get across this patch of shaded snow" rather than for all-day winter snow hiking. These are not the boots for that stuff. Nor for the height of summer, unless you're in and out of mountain streams: they're for shoulder season hiking. Speaking of streams, the water resistance is fine. With a good set of gaiters, water gets in only very slowly. The boots dry quite quickly, and warm up quickly even if you put them on when they're damp. The benefits of synthetics, I guess. These are a bit stiffer than some backpacking boots. If you're up high on rough, rocky ground you might be grateful for that. That said, these are approach boots; they're not mountaineering boots. On maintained trails, the stiffness reduces trail "feel" a little, but if you watch where you're going it's not a problem. I've recovered from a few slips that would have resulted in falls with my older boots. I don't know-is that "stability"? Or maybe agility? Whatever, the boots inspire confidence. Ankle support is fine for me at present. When I was 20 lb heavier I had to be more careful. TLDR: good for moderate BMI people with narrow feet who like medium weight backpacking above the tree line in early summer and in fall. Feel hard at first, but your feet are fine when you go to set up camp.
Currently my favorite backpacking boot. Lightweight and comfortable, yet very supportive. Great for cross country or on trail. Seem to be pretty durable. Runs a bit small. I had to try a few sizes to dial in the fit.
Put a couple hundred miles, the last hiking up Kilimanjaro. Boots break in quickly, stiff but light, only issue was the toe cap started pulling away from upper. Already replaced with same boot