Scarpa Crux Shoe - Women's Shark/Blue Radiance, 37.0

What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I wore the Crux Approach Shoe on a full day linking up a long trail approach with a moderate scramble in the Cascades, and the Vibram Megagrip outsole was confidence-inspiring on both wet slab and loose talus in a way that most approach shoes just are not. The lace-to-toe design gave me a noticeably more locked-in feel on technical sections where foot precision actually matters."The trail ends where the rock begins, and that transition is where the Scarpa Crux Approach Shoe lives. Designed for the terrain that sits between a hiking boot and a climbing shoe, this is the footwear for long approaches over loose talus, low-angle slabs, and the kind of scrambling where every foot placement counts. The water-repellent suede upper brings durability and structure to the equation, while the heel tension construction adds lateral support that keeps your foot from rolling on off-camber ground. The full-coverage rubber toe rand protects against the repeated rock strikes that destroy lesser shoes over a season of hard use, and the Vibram Vertical Approach outsole with Megagrip compound delivers the kind of friction on rock that makes you want to trust it a little more with every step. A lace-to-toe design lets you tune the fit precisely across the entire foot, so the shoe performs as well on a technical 5. 9 scramble as it does on the miles of trail leading up to it. Lightweight enough to move fast, tough enough to take a beating, and versatile enough to wear off the mountain too.