La Sportiva TX Guide Review

In our miles of experience with the La Sportiva TX line, we've concluded that the TX Guide is the most balanced shoe in the bunch. We appreciate the stiffness and durability that harkens back to the Ganda combined with trail running shoe features for an all-around smoother ride. Anecdotally, we can say they are a perfect approach shoe for climbs like the Rainbow Wall or other long multi-pitch routes in Red Rocks. The TX Guides allowed for confident boulder hoping and kept us feeling secure as we circumvented some fixed lines in favor of some slabby scrambling, letting our testers pass another party and be first on the route. True to their name, we expect these shoes to become very popular with climbing guides as they are equally suited to all-day hikes as they are for easier technical climbing. While the widest of feet need not apply, everyone else should consider slipping their tired dogs into a pair of TX Guides before their next alpine romp, aid climb, or even a mellow hike to the crag.