[Bubba]

Thinking of Scarpa Lite Ascents or Five Ten Guide Tennies.

For a bit of mountain walking and scrambling, maybe easy mountain routes / via ferrata type stuff.

Anyone recommend these or others?

[Bonjoy]

Five ten Guide Almightys are the bollox. Much like the usual five ten trainers but lace right down to the toes and have a more climbing boot type shape with a rand all the way round. Used then loads in the dolomites to good effect. Be careful when you buy to get a fairly tight fit if you intend to do any proper climbing in them, but no so tight that the walk-off is hellish.

[Bonjoy]

[Bubba]

I think the Guide Tennies are the replacement to the Almightys (can't find the Almighty on fiveten.com) - apparantly Leo H did right wall in some  :shock:

Are the soles good enough to grip in mud or are they really geared towards climbing?

[dave]

the guide tennies like any fiveten shoes are good as long as they don;t fall appart.

i had one pair taken back after 6 months cos i was sick of the soel delaminating every time i stubbed my toe, adn the replacment pari did the same after 3 weeks. the replacment for those are OK as yet though.

[Bonjoy]

The tennies came out at the same time as the GAs and are aimed at more everyday useage. The GA's have very liitle in the way of tread on the sole and are much closer to a climbing shoe than most approach shoes.

[Bubba]

Think I might be better off with something a bit more like a normal approach shoe - hoping to do a bit of scrambling with Selina up in Wales in a couple of weeks and I doubt it's going to be super-dry...

Had some Merrils before and they've lasted pretty well, but are getting a bit past it now.

[AndyR]

I've had a pair of the standard 5.10 jobbers and they've been top notch - v. comfortable, nice and light but not flimsy, stick like shit to a blanket and also grip really quite well in mud and stuff as well  - will be getting another pair.

[Bubba]

Do you mean these ones?

[Jonboy]

The Scarpa Pro-ascent are ment to be the shit-hot for scrambling..havent seen the lite ascent but obviously there gonna be similar and geared for the same purpose so there bound to be good to.
The GR20 by Berghaus look nice to, they have grip both on the outside and inside..... deffiantly worth looking at.  Probably cost a bit.
I have a pair of Columbia rock-creek boots, great value for money at around 60 to 70£ and i find them very comfortable with good traction. :up:
Where you planing on heading Bubba?,...Tryfan in North Wales is ment be ideal for it with some Grade 1 mountaineering type scrambles, I hope to be up there next summer some time.

[Bubba]

Cheers for all the recommendations  

Not sure exactly where to go - probably get the Steve Ashton book and do some out of that - prefer to do stuff where you don't need ropes initially, as I don't want to be carrying much coz my foot is still dodgy....

[AndyR]

Do you mean these ones?

I do  :up:

[Big Frank]

I've had a pair of the standard 5.10 jobbers and they've been top notch - v. comfortable, nice and light but not flimsy, stick like shit to a blanket and also grip really quite well in mud and stuff as well  - will be getting another pair.

If any tedious twat would know about them it's Andy "Mr.Gear" Robinson!

[Graeme]

Merills are alright but they seem to be going for some dooty vibram thing which just looks like it couldn't stick to something really sticky at the mo.

[cofe]

my current weapon of choice is the excellent nike air force one trainer, one size too big for me.

jack shit grip or edging but proper blingin

[AndyR]

If any tedious twat would know about them it's Andy "Mr.Gear" Robinson!

It's Dr Gear to you fatboy.

[Big Frank]

If any tedious twat would know about them it's Andy "Mr.Gear" Robinson!

It's Dr Gear to you fatboy.

And it's Mr.Fatboy SIR! to you.

(Mr's Big Frank has expressed an interest in a trip to Dubbers for her birthday, I said accomodation would not be a problem!)

[dave]

Why is Dublin the biggest city in ireland?






















because it has the largest population.

[AndyR]

If any tedious twat would know about them it's Andy "Mr.Gear" Robinson!

It's Dr Gear to you fatboy.

And it's Mr.Fatboy SIR! to you.

(Mr's Big Frank has expressed an interest in a trip to Dubbers for her birthday, I said accomodation would not be a problem!)

Chez Robinson is always open....

[Bubba]

Went for some of these in the end - £60 at Rocksport @ The Edge.



Seem sweet and well grippy. Had a look at the guide ones but the tread would be no use if there was even a little bit of mud about.

[dave]

think you've got to watch for on those is the turn-up bit of the sole that sticks up onto the toe rand peeling off. and generally the usual 5:10 falling to bits problems. keep the receipt somewhere safe.

wouldn't have thought the sole tread was that different to the guide - i mean they're not kletts are they? :wink:

[Bubba]

Good call, I'll stash the receipt.

They've got a proper treaded sole - not like some big walking boots but sorta halfway between proper boots and the guides. The guides have just got slightly raised little circles.