Five Ten Guide Tennie Approach Shoe - Men's

Great approach shoes! Good for lightweight hiking and I love how you can climb in these shoes! Great Quality!

GREAT WITH A 25# PACK ANY THING MORE YA NEED BOOTS.....

GREAT WITH A 25# PACK ANY THING MORE YA NEED BOOTS.....

The Guide Tennie has some of the best grip and fit of any approach shoe out there. Having owned a pair for 2 years now, I still love them. For anyone looking for a shoe with a comfy fit and stellar grip, this is a good option. I would caution that for people looking to put more than 5-7 miles on an approach shoe, this may not be the one. On a hike that hit 12+ miles I definitely felt the lack of a more staunch sole ealy on in the hike.

These shoes are one of the most comfortable pairs I've ever owned strait out of the box!! The grip is impecable even on wet surfaces, great for those steep approaches on slick rock! Highly recommend owning these shoes if you can get past the goofy bowling shoe appearance.

I've had a pair for close to a year now. I wear them for everything. Serious scrambling, biking, multi-day hiking, approaches, kayaking, work. You name it, I grab these shoes first. While they aren't waterproof, they do a decent job of repelling water when I'm getting in and out of my kayak or in light rain. Even water they have great traction on the rocks; this is what I love about them the most. They are pretty tough too. I destroyed a pair of Merrells in a single day hike and a pair of TNF hikers on a weekend trip, but these have held up to all the abuse I could throw at it for the last year.

The only thing I can knock it for is long-term comfort. They are comfortable for most events, but by mile 18 of a hike, my feet are a little sore in these. However, I haven't owned a shoe that I could hike more than 8 miles without my feet hurting. I think I'm going to try some inserts.

If you are on the fence about this shoe, get it. You will be happy.

I have had these for 2 years. Returned a similar pair of La Sportivas (I love La Sportiva boots btw) due to poor fit and not so sticky rubber.

I used these for trail runs, casual mtn bike rides, grade III climbs, and wet wading. I just threw them in the trash because of the stink and disintegrated cardboard last. Amazing shoes. My only gripe is that sand and scree tends to get trapped within the liner material and trickles it's way out. The sole on one heal just started to delam...not bad for the amount of use.

I'm about to buy another pair...1/2 size up this time to keep my toes from hitting the front on long downhills.

Sweet approach shoes! Probably the best on the market as far as rubber, and technical scrambling ability are concerned. My only gripe is i wish they had some more cushioning for those really long days on the trail.

These are great on easy fifth class and adequate on approach hikes. I feel like they could use a little more support through the midfoot for hiking. Like my other 5.10 shoes, the sole is slightly delaminating at the toe, nothing that a little superglue can't fix. For an approach shoe, they look pretty darned snazzy. Overall, a decent shoe that does what it is supposed to do.

These fit nice and work well for light hiking and biking as well as climbing. They look cool, too.

great traction but tight fitting.i also use them for around town walking in them. I climbed in them and had great traction but the toe box hurt a little.I used alot of approach shoes and like these the best.

For those who do not like to clip in, this is the shoe for you. Not really build for Downhilling, but it is a great cross country shoe, lighter than the impact, but has just about as much grip. Perfect for cross country, urban, and dirt jumping.

The 5.10 Guides are a nice looking shoe that I have worn for a couple of weeks off and on. They are comfortable for everyday wear deepening on what you are doing; there are times when you really notice the lack of padding. I'd have to say there still a good shoe that I will continue to wear.

I wear a 9.5-10 US men’s shoe. 9.5-10 Guide Tennies were too small. Purchased 10.5 and they are comfortable. Comfortable however does not mean they are fit for performance such as edging. Certainly foot shapes are different and your mileage will vary. I wish I kept the size 10 a bit longer cuz I think this soft shoe might have stretched. Anyway, try them on at home for a few days if at all possible. Dang, I wish Garmont still made the Sticky Weekend.

Not a bad looking shoe and it appears to be fairly rugged. I say "appears" because I couldn't find a pair that fit correctly—they tend to run a half-size to a size too small in my case—even though I wear very standard 8.5 hiking/approach -sized footwear. Give 'em a shot, BUT CHECK THE SIZING: it may not accommodate your foot and certainly would be a royal pain on the trail.

Unbelievable company that 5.10! Makes great climbing shoes (this is experience talking) and when I saw they had the Guide Tennies with the near-same construction as their climbing shoes, I knew I had to get a pair. Great buy, unbelievable grip and comfort when bouldering and approaching; it's like a higher species designed these kicks. I dread the evenings where I must take them off to go to sleep; it seems I've found a new friend with the Guide.

I bought a size 13 and was very excited to get them. When they came, I couldn't wait to try them on...when I did, they were too small. I bought size 13 to have a little extra room because I was going to use them as super cool loaf around shoes. They were too small to use even as bouldering shoes for me. As my luck would have it... no size 14. Oh well, thank God for Merrell.

I love my guides. I just recently moved to the Yosemite, California area so I needed some footwear to handle this new turf. They work great; my only thing is, for being approach shoes, there isn’t much along the way of padding. So I threw in some insoles and now I have the shoe of my dreams. They are even great for in the river.

Great shoes—comfy enough for the long hike in and sticky enough for bouldering and climbing. They’re my second pair.

I was pretty excited to get these shoes. I have heard that they are awesome for approaches and climb very well. I heard that the rubber on top of the toe comes off really easily, so I sealed around it with Freesole. After one day of use, the top rubber held strong with the extra goo I put on. The sole, however, peeled about 1/3 off of each shoe. This is after one day of use, just ONE DAY. These shoes suck, they suck major. I can tell you right now I will never buy another product made by 5.10.

This was billed as a unisex shoe. By the time I got it long enough (I had to order the same size in men's as I normally would in women's) I could have put both feet in one shoe. I guess it's only unisex if you have very WIDE feet.

So far I have day hiked, bouldered, and top roped with this shoe, and it does all them well. No more changing shoes at the gym, just use the tennies. I am a novice to intermediate climber and they work great for my needs. Definitely recommend them.

These shoes climb very well considering how comfortable they are. They do have a very narrow toe box. If you want to climb with these buy you typical street shoe size. If you want them to be a little more comfy for walking around, go up 1/2 size. I prevented the problem mentioned by a few others of the rubber peeling off before it happened by reinforcing all the seams with McNett Seam Grip. I apply seam grip to any shoe that I know will be taking some abuse.

I recently bought a pair of Five Ten Guide Tennies. I was very excited to use them because of the great reviews I read in the climbing magazines. I broke the shoes in on two easy hikes of only about 2 miles each. They fit well and felt solid and comfy. Then, I used the shoes for what I ordered them for: a one day ascent of the Nose route of El Capitan. After several pitches I noticed the sole on the right shoe was peeling back at the toe. After several more pitches both toes were peeling back. By the time we reached the top (16 hours from the start) both soles were peeled back at the toe a full inch. I'd be more understanding if these shoes were regular tennis shoes or something, but these are approach and climbing shoes. My friend Hans has Nike Cinder Cones and has climbed the Nose in them dozens of times. When we reached the summit of El Cap his old shoes were in better shape than my brand new shoes. I wish Five Ten would rework the toes on these shoes so that point where the sole meets the rand there is not a seam. Nike did this successfully with their Cinder Cones and it would be smart for Five Ten to learn from their no-seam design. Beyond that I am very, very happy with these shoes. They are so sticky I can walk up and down the steepest slabs and they never slip. I feel like Spider Man!

Stealth Rubber makes a huge difference in traction for approaches and even steeper hiking. While it does not bite into the dirt as well as a trail-running shoe, you can walk up a 50-degree rock slab with no problems. They offer enough performance for easy 5th class climbing and are awesome on long 4th class routes. I have very wide feet and I sized up a ½ size with good results.

I have been a rock guide for several years and I wanted a shoe that I could wear to have secure friction on the rock and also demo a few climbs for my clients. After using this shoe, I was very please with the friction I receive, I would expect nothing less than spectacular from FiveTen. However the shoe construction was falling apart way too quickly. The sole on the toe box was peeling off after some light rock scrambling and hiking. I love the shoe for guiding, but wouldn't use it for anything too technical.