However, even after the most rigorous assessment and testing, there is no better way to be absolutely sure than to have the boots on your feet for an extended period of time. We therefore offer our Home Trial Period which gives you the opportunity to wear the boots around your house to give you an indication of how they feel before you venture outside. We recommend that during the Home Trial Period that you wear the boots for as long as possible and at different times of the day, wear them up and down stairs, when moving around and when resting, you can even sleep in them if you want. Approach shoe in leather, designed for technical approach routes and offers innovative technical solutions with both the uppers and the sole/midsole system developed exclusively by La Sportiva for the Approach category.

This test will tell you if the shape of the internal heel cup matches your heel to ensure it holds you securely, especially when ascending steep ground. We are trying to eliminate the dreaded heel blister.

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NOTE: The above table is only a guide. Manufactures don’t like tomake it easy as every single oneof them strays from the measurements above. But let’s not dwell on what you don’t have, instead we shall teach you how to ascertain your size using some common household objects. You'll notice the top three lacing loops of the shoe are connected to pieces of green lace that stretch down to the sole — this effectively pulls the sides of the shoe inwards when tensioning the laces, providing a more secure, snug fit. Two loops on the rear of the shoe allow you to attach them to a carabiner when climbing or to dry if they get soaked.

Now that your boots are done up properly stand up on your tiptoes and walk on the spot on the balls of your feet as if you are walking up a steep hill. If your heels lift more than approximately 5mm from the footbed you may need to pull the laces tighter, or the boots may just be the wrong shape for you. If you can see this amount of space then you are pretty much on the way to making sure that your boots are the correct size. This space between your toes and the end of the footbed ensures that you will not stub your toes on the inside of the boot when you descend. This can be excruciatingly painful. If you can’t see this amount of space then it’s a good bet that the boots will be too small. These technical approach shoes are designed for a wide range of mountain activities and feature a Gore-Tex membrane for total waterproof protection. Wear them to simply walk to your climb, as a comfortable scrambling shoe or just to do some general mountain walking.La Sportiva Hyper GTX approach shoe designed for technical approach routes that offer innovative technical solutions with both the uppers and the sole/midsole system developed exclusively by La Sportiva for the Approach category.