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Made for mountain scrambling and technical hiking, the women's Salomon X Ultra Alpine Low GORE-TEX hiking shoes are grippy when the terrain calls for it and agile and comfortable when you need it.



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View the Salomon X Ultra Product LineView all Salomon Men's Hiking Shoes| Best Use | Hiking |
|---|---|
| Footwear Height | Ankle |
| Footwear Closure | Single-pull Lace |
| Waterproof | Yes |
| Type of Waterproofing | GORE-TEX |
| Upper | Nubuck leather/synthetic |
| Lining | Textile |
| Midsole | EVA |
| Support | Edging Chassis |
| Outsole | Alpine Contagrip rubber |
| Weight (Pair) | 1 lb. 13.6 oz. |
| Gender | Men's |
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These are very nice. Don’t feel like a Solomon shoe. I don’t care for any of the other models. These are nice. At least a half size big. For me, 1 sized down a WHOLE size. They run long. Maybe even 1.5 too big. I may need to do a half size more, DOWN. I usually wear a 10. US. Went with a 9. I wear a 10 in almost everything. 10 Lowa 43-43.5 Sportiva TX4 43 Scarpa Zodiac 9.5-10 Asolo 10 Vans/Nike *For reference *
This is a great shoe in many ways. It is rugged, well built, and has very good features. I purchased these to do backpacking and scrambling as well as day hikes. The fit is the problem. They are narrow and short in my chosen size of 13. I am a true 13 D and these are sized about a 12 in length and are very narrow. I have worn them enough that they should have loosened up but they are a stiff shoe by design and have not conformed to my foot at all. I have been going wearing Salewa Wildfires and expected a snug fit but these are too extreme. To avoid jamming my toes, I really had to crank the laces on downhills to the point of being very uncomfortable, even yet, my toes jammed the end of the shoe. REI did not have the 14 available so I was not able to try that option. Salomon built a great shoe but really missed on sizing.