Customer Reviews La Sportiva TX4

One of the best approach shoes on the market. These shoes are durable, sticky, and super comfortable. I've had several pairs of these shoes and have climbed cracks in them, walked through snow, logged miles of approaches and the rubber wears out before the materials fails every time. I'm not sure what other folks are doing in these shoes that cause the shoes to fall apart like Ive read in other reviews. I feel like I've put these shoes through some serious abuse and they have held up well. I would definitely recommend these to anyone looking for a solid approach/wall shoe.

I bought these about a year ago an love them! I use them for everyday use, hiking, and scrambling across or up rocks. They work very well on slippery situations.

The perfect rough trail shoe for my wife and I. I have used the low and the mid version throughout Alaska and the PNW. The durability is phenomenal and the sticky sole absolutely perfect as an approach shoe is large boulder fields. Perfect toe protection. Perfect grip in all but sloppy mud. We always keep an extra new pair in their box fearing they might not keep the suede leather version in production. Don't change this shoe LaSportiva !! It is perfect.

I typically have to use a custom insole to support my arch but it restricts the spreading of my toes. The wide toe box in these shoes allows me to use my whole foot to balance and go over any terrain. I was looking for a shoe that could deal with wet rocks. So far, I'm elated with it's performance. It's sturdy, fits like a glove and is flexible. It also breaths well, my feet don't get hot in them. I was looking for a shoe that would work well in every day situations and also off trail. It's a winner! True to size.

These shoes are extremely comfortable and well made. I use them as my everyday shoe and they preform well in the woods. Traditionally I have been very hard on shoes and usually blowout the toe box. These shoes have been very durable ! Highly recommend.

Don't judge me lol... was going stir crazy bc of COVID and not being able to fully unwind (yes I believe it's REAL real). Anyway figured I'd only have to really worry about my feet. These boots worked out nicely bc they allow flexibility and feel, while also providing the all important quality -- warmth.

These are the best shoes i have ever had great for hiking all around. Just love them.

I spend most of my summers on remote trips bushwhacking, big walling, ridge traversing, and generally abusing my gear. Before I found the TX4, I was easily going through at least a pair of shoes a season, but the TX4 lasted three seasons of gnarly coastal conditions before I got a new pair. I initially bought the TX4 because they had a wide toe box that allowed for all of my toes to comfortably spread out, which I find important for long days in the mountains. These are hands down the most comfortable approach shoes I ever tried. I have never gotten a blister wearing them, even on the longest of days. The TX4 is also quite rain/water resistant. If I am stepping in small puddles or walking in a light rain, my feet stay dry. They have all the perks you would expect from approach shoes: great rubber, rugged tread, they are well suited to climb and scramble in, nice for basic toe jamming, and clip in points on the back for a carabiner to attach them to your harness. The real selling point for these shoes is the durability. The leather is incredibly durable. You can tell that the shoes are made in a way that is built to last, whereas, by the end of a full season, I normally found holes and delaminating rubber in my other shoes. The only wear and tear I had on my old pair of TX4s was on the tread, the shoe laces, and the eyelets. This is all usual wear and tear that happens over time anyways. I wear size 43.5 in these shoes, which is what I would normally wear for my street shoe. Overall they are a great shoe and I would highly recommend getting a pair!

Great fitting shoe, comfortable all day long, sticky rubber for talus hopping, and they look great (when not covered in mud). It's everything I want in an approach shoe, so I bought 2 pair.

I absolutely love this shoe for it's all around versatility. I climb in the Canadian Rockies and the crag approaches are pretty intense. Hour plus hikes with a lot of elevation gain and loss, loose scree, scrambling sections, river crossings, you name it. These shoes are burly enough to take the punishment and reduce the impact on my feet and legs. They're also a great climbing shoe. I've climbed 5.10 multipitch routes also done a lot of forerunning in the gym in TX4s. They're pretty comfortable too and I wear them around the city as well.

Very sticky grip and shoe wears soft and flexible like a slipper.