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Is Lasportiva Boulder X Mid Gore-Tex shoes suitability for trekking with a backpack?
http://www.lasportiva.com/en/approach/approach-man/mens/details/products/bo...

What does your personal experience?

Thank you,
Nick

In reply to chaldakov:

In general, approach shoes aren't the best option for things that don't involve substantial amounts of climbing/scrambling. They tend to be narrower and stiffer in the forefoot than hiking or trail running shoes - this is what makes them usable for climbing but less good for non-climbing.

I have done multi-day trips in apparoach shoes when there was a lot of scrambling & easy climbing involved, but they weren't the most comfortable for the non-climbing parts.

Obviously it depends on how they fit you, and the Boulder X isn't the most climbing-oriented of the La Sportivas (that would be the Ganda) but if you're not interested in climbing in them then you might want to look at other options.

In reply to chaldakov:
I haven't used the mid version but the normal boulder x is not the most durable so unless you are planning a particularly technical climbing trek then the may not be ideal.

In reply to chaldakov:

Used mine on 6 week trip to Nepal which included Trekking from Lukla up to Gokyo Ri and various routes around there, also went over the Renjo La pass in them. Out of the 6 weeks i was there i had them on probably 80% of the time the other 20% were Sportiva Spantiks or Saloman Speedcross..................felt great in them.

In reply to chaldakov:

Thank you. I am understand ...