SalewaMen's, Mountaineering and Trekking Sneaker

Thank you

Salewa, what an outstanding brand! My first purchase was for what appeared to be foolishly overpriced semi-mountain-climbing boots with steel braded cables running around the sides. I had torn up several pairs of high end special-ops combat boots walking on sharp large rocks at my job-site overseas, so decided to go "insane" for an upgrade attempt.Normal combat boots would last me about 3 months before the rubber was floppy in various areas on my boots. Possible 6 months max service life. But the Salewa boot....OMG, a year into walking on the teeth of demons, the boots were still strong and fully serviceable!I purchased a 2nd pair, a little less "mountain-extreme", and I noticed my foot stuck to the floor in a totally balanced and pleasurable way. I've never felt that from any other shoe or boot. And they still held up amazing on those soul-crushing rocks.I've recently purchased the Wildfire2 Approach shoe, just looking for a strong trail hiking shoe....and Salewa sure didn't disappoint AGAIN! Putting them on, then standing....you actually want to get walking, (instead of wanting to get sleeping if putting on New Balance...just saying). True joy with this product, true joy!Size Info - Fits like most other shoes. Don't order larger or smaller.Photo Above - The surviving 2nd boot-pair after several years in warzones. Beside it, the new...best shoes of my life.

There is good arch support and it's well made but if you go by foot measurement as the salewa website you will likely have a narrow fit. If you size up it might be a bit long, as the shoe has a very narrow toe box. Yes , it's an approach shoe, but you are supposed to hike in it as well as scrambled. I ended up removing the insoles entirely and it's ok.

I had a number of very old school 5.10 approach shoes that all other are now compared with in my mind. These are pretty close. Very comfortable and with decent grip. Definitely no complaints.

The shoes arrived here 2 sizes bigger than expected, I believe they sent me men size. Also they are cheap made, the rubber and fabric are very hard. The shape is jot for normal wide feet, more for very narrow feet. I had to send the shoes back and there was no option to return the shoes for free, I had to purchase a print label for $6. In total, waste of money. I would have maybe tried ordering smaller size but I didn’t want to pay again $6 if they do not fit.

I’ll say get them , it wasent enough reviews on these while I was looking for a good light weight out door shoe , i was on the fence with these .Since owning them for a few weeks I felt compelled to write something , for me it’s a good shoe . A bit uncomfortable the first few wears with the tight toe box but they losing quickly . Nice looking and durable grip fit makes them ideal for me , as I work in the desert and walk on rocks and uneven grounds .

Great shoes for technical terrain. I appreciate the light weight and fast drying nature of the upper, but would definitely jump at an all-leather version of these for a little added protection from sharp rocks in talus fields.

I had previous model, the new one is even better!