We’ve organized the best approach shoes on the market into several distinct categories. Whether you need footwear for quick jaunts to the cliff or multi-day slogs through the mountains, our list has ...

RAPID GTX is the approach shoe designed to move quickly on mountain ground and to keep your foot dry even in rain situations. Ideal for technical trails, for the stages of approach to the walls to ...

Most approach shoes are uncomfortable to walk in for long distances. And that makes sense, given their typical construction: a thick upper designed for extreme abrasion resistance, and a tight toe box ...

Projecting a climb is sometimes as much a struggle off the wall as it is on, because—unless your project is at the gym—you need to get to the route first. This could mean a miles-long off-trail jaunt ...

The Instinct has long been one of SCARPA’s best-performing, most popular aggressive climbing shoes. Since introducing the original Instinct, the company has released multiple variations, including ...

We focus so much on the act of climbing and what gear is essential in that arena--rock shoes, harness, rope, hardware, helmet, pack--that we sometimes neglect what's helpful for actually getting to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reasons you need approach shoes: Zamberlan Salathè. In the spring of 2023, I was lucky enough to be invited, along with other ...

Although it is best known for its climbing footwear developed in the foothills of the Italian Dolomites, Scarpa is now breaking ground in the trail running shoe world. The Scarpa trail shoe collection ...

RAPID is the approach shoe designed to move quickly on mountain ground. Ideal for technical trails, when approaching the wall to climb, easy to attach to the climbing harness and good performance in ...