Product Description

These shoes have been my faithful travel companions for 250,000 miles over five continents during the past three years.
(Not this exact pair, of course; the pair you see here is new.)
They’ve seen me through the desert around Jaisalmer and the tropics of Brunei Darussalam; there’s probably some red clay from Provence still lodged in the treads.
At the same time, they’ve never raised a disapproving eyebrow on a maītre d’ or concierge, either.
The reason is, they combine advanced running shoe technology with Italian style, cobbled in world-class natural-finish suede. (You can smell the distinctive richness.)
How many other truly serious approach shoes can make such a claim with a straight face?
Good luck.
LaSportiva Trango Light Low approach shoe. Pure Impact Brake System-rubber sole, resilient, sure-gripping, long-lasting. Cushioning gel and full cloth lining to keep feet comfortable and dry all day. Italian-designed uppers and lowers.
Sophisticated, not clunky.
Men’s sizes: 7-1/2 through 12 whole and half, D width. Color: Brown.
Price: $99.

Features

COLOR: Brown/Black UPPER: Roughout Leather/Cordura/Rubber toe cap CONSTRUCTION: Slip Lasted Strobel LAST: Trango 2 LINING: FriXion(r) AT/Approach with Impact Brake System(tm) SOLE: lining Mesh MIDSOLE: Micropore EVA /MEMlex heel stabilizer INSOLE: 2mm Polypropylene WEIGHT: 17 oz / 474 g

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jfox

Comfy and

Voted 2/5

supportive. Feel like slippers, support like boots! I really like these shoes a lot. Great comfort and support. My only dislike is that they are a bit on the heavy side. Still lighter than boots, but there are approach shoes out there that weigh half as much. I've used them on approaches in the Flatirons as well as 12 mile slogs into Rocky Mountain National Park to climb Pagoda. Excellent tread grip, no slips/falls yet.

Update: So I've had these a year now. Some gripes: The rubber is coming apart, the stitching on the outside of the shoe, above the arch, is coming undone. I haven't used these very much at all, and for the price paid, I expected them to last longer. My other gripe is that there is no loop so that you can attach them via a 'biner to your harness...and they're heavy.

Posted Jul 13, 2007 8:43 pm

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