Customer Reviews La Sportiva TX2

Great lightweight approach shoes with excellent traction (my main worry) and a close, but not tight, fit. I purchased a size 37, with a regular street shoe size of 6 or 6.5 and a climbing shoe size of 36 or 36.5. These were a good fit for me, though the ankle feels a bit low. Could have been my socks though. On my first day wearing these, I promptly walked through a river on some slippery rocks and made it across fairly easily. I think they'll be great for scrambling and they fit me well, so I'm excited to continue wearing them on our climbing/exploring trips.

I was looking for the holy grail trail running shoe in Hawaii, where it's notoriously difficult to find the right shoe for wet rocks, mud, scree, and lava, all crammed into one trail. Lots of people head straight for the trail spikes, but they cause erosion and I'd like to avoid damaging trails as much as possible. Stability/stick on wet rocks is the most important thing to me, and although my previous Vasque water shoes were absolutely perfect in this regard they just don't provide enough support and I wind up with sore feet. So I ordered these. First of all, order a whole size larger than normal if you're not using these for climbing. They are snug! I also had to endure some painful break-in lessons as they molded to my feet, so have the moleskin handy just in case. It's been dry here since I got them, and I can say that they're excellent for gripping on dry rocks, a bit slippery on scree/rubble, but it wasn't until today when it really rained that I had the chance to test them in wet conditions. The grip on wet rocks was solid, 10/10, so I was really happy with that. Mud was another story, especially the rock and clay mud we have here - I didn't slip all over, but I had more than a few close calls coming down the trail. They get a mud score of 3 or 4/10. Mind you, I was hiking down a narrow ridge trail in a downpour, so these were the worst possible conditions. But if you're like me, staying stuck to slick rocks is way way more important than being stable in mud, and these shoes are really impressive in that regard. Maybe still not my unicorn shoe, but awfully close, so I recommend giving them a try if you can find the right size!

Great approach shoes! Get you up to a climb and also my choice for hiking. Perfect for a day hike and even backpacking unless you require ankle support. The style is super cute. The soles are durable. Highly recommend these.

Runs small, difficult to put on. Light weight.

Very cool looking shoe. Great support.

I ordered a half size larger and it fits perfect. Very comfortable. Love them.

love these. they fit great and are very comfortable. very happy with my purchase

There is a part of the right foot where the tongue of the shoe presses painfully on a toe. I wish they had felt better.

Very cute shoes and they seem very well made. They're for low-volume feet and I have high-volume feet, so it didn't end well. But I was very sad to see them go.

Truly almost perfect - I cannot overstate the support, stability, and grip of these shoes! If you have narrow to regular feet just get these - I will be over here jealous in the corner. I have wide feet and these were so close to fitting me. I'm usually within a half size one way or the other of a women's 9 and the 40.5 was perfect in every way with the exception of a tight spot right at the widest point of the toe box - the laces seem like they'd allow you to adjust for width there but unfortunately there's a wedge of engineered mesh webbing that spans the tongue at that spot and prevents the shoe from opening up any wider. I contemplated keeping the shoes and just snipping the webbing back to give myself the tiny bit of room I needed but couldn't justify it at this price point and since it's synthetic I didn't want to gamble on it stretching - went with the Five Ten Tennies instead which are less supportive but much more comfortable width-wise for my metatarsals.

They have a great sole with great traction, but it’s not SO thick that I feel like I’m losing my connection to the ground because that when I’ve had bad ankle twists in the past. Something else that’s awesome? They’re SO LIGHT ? because again if they’re too heavy I get ankle issues. But they’re not flimsy, in fact they have really great toe protection and I love the colors. I’ve been looking for something like these for YEARS! FYI I had to get a full size BIGGER (I've never worn a 9.5 before) ? so my toes wouldn’t touch the inside top of the shoes..BUT the 9.5 shoes fit my 8.5 feet perfectly. That's the only reason I didn't give them 5 stars (had to go through the return process and reorder the 9.5 which was a bit of a bummer).

These run about a size too small I usually wear a 8 or 8 .5 depending on manufacture. I read the reviews and decided to try a 9 and I had to return them because my toes almost touched the front of the inside of the shoe. Which it would have after hiking the mountains of NM for an hour. So I retuned them and bought a 9.5 a size I've never owned before. Start with a .5 size higher but don't be surprised if yo end up with a full size up for your usual. Other than that I love these shoes, they are incredibly light and comfortable exactly the hiking shoes I've been wanting.

The toe box is smaller than I like, probably good if getting in and out of climbing shoes but tighter than I like.

I wanted to love these shoes but unfortunately I had to return. They KILLED my feet, my heels, my toe, the sides of my feet. I tried different socks, laced tight and not tight, I tried everything I could think of because I really wanted to keep these shoes! Today I had to return home because my feet just couldn't take it any longer. Lucky for me Zappos is AWESOME and helped me return them. Thank you Zappos, you are THE BEST.

Waaay too narrow, only on the right shoe (my narrower foot!!). Sadly, because they are nice and light.

Not very deep in heel. Could not use orthotics so am returning.