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- Keep your feet warm and dry with durable non-sealed waterproof leather uppers that have all of the breathability of an all-leather shoe
- Get extra support from the Exo-skeletal, molded PU heel and extra-plush EVA cushioning
- Strap on your crampons without a second thought, they're made for hiking on the ice
- You'll have all of the durability that you want with the co-molded Stealth C4 S1 rubber
- Weight per pair: 2 lb 3 oz
- Upper: water-resistant split leather
- Midsole: EVA
- Outsole: Stealth C4 / S1
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Great Falls, Md, Yosemite, Sugarbush Vt. on 11/3/2008
Great light hiker and approach shoe, Ive tried other brands, but nothing sticks to the rock like Five Ten rubber.
In my opinion, the most important item for climbing 14ers or any mountain is footwear. I believe I had the best in the Nike Air Cinder Cones. My husband and I had climbed many of the 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado, the Grand Teton and 5.8 rock in these shoes. We have used them with lightweight crampons in climbing steep snow on the Bell Cord Couloir on Maroon Bells. I was so disappointed when they decided to discontinue this shoe. I have tried many shoes as replacements but none could even compare until just recently when I found the Exum Guide Multisport shoe by Five Ten. It has everything the Nike Air Cinder Cone had and more. I love the new caged heel for more support while hiking and more rigidity for lightweight crampons. The stealth C4 rubber soles are so grippy on the rock that yesterday we climbed the 2nd Flatiron in Boulder and I thought I had my rock shoes on. In my opinion, this is the best all around, light, mid-high, mountaineering shoe available. I only wish the tongue were about a half an inch higher. I am so happy I could kiss a goat!
from Bellingham, WA on 9/18/2008
Very comfortable with Smart Wool's heaviest sock. I've used them on up to 14-mile r.t. climbs, hikes, and scrambles with less discomfort than with most mountain boots I've had, despite the fairly thin sole. Ankle support is OK. Excellent on scrambling. About as good as 5.10 Guide Almightys (essentially same as Guide Tennies) on rock. Have used them on a glacier climb; they take my BD strap-ons fine. Generally fine on moderate snow, but don't try to plunge step aggressively on steep snow: the rounded heels almost guarantees a fall. A design flaw is the gussets: made of a mesh material, no doubt in an effort to save a couple of grams of weight. If you step into a puddle or stream with the water just barely over the toe, water will easily flow into the boot. You'll get the same effect by hiking through wet brush, with or without gaiters. I have not had any problem with wet feet on snow. These boots should be bought primarily as a sticky rubber hybrid approach/alpine rock shoe, but their usability on snow makes them superior to otherwise similar hybrids.
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from Santa Fe, NM on 5/2/2008
I was hoping for a midhigh version of Five Ten's outstanding Camp Four model. No such luck. The Exum Guide is lasted for high volume feet only and even when shimmed out with a custom footbed, the foot remains very unstable. Ankle support is minimal and the tongue cuts uncomfortably into top of the ankle. In fairness, the boot may well work for high volume feet but there is nothing performance wise that would separate it from the pack.