Rush Trail GTX Homme

I discovered these quite by chance at a local outdoors store. They were last year’s version and were sitting on a bench where someone had tried them on but not taken them. I tried them on and they felt fantastic, a good solid hiking shoe that should last forever. I was a bit concerned if they would be too stiff for me given that I typically choose a softer day-hiking shoe. But as I wore them, they began to mold to my feet, and even though Gore Tex lined, are not hot like some of my other waterproof shoes. They also loosened up nicely and that stiffness I perceived at first was no longer there. Since they were last year’s version, I decided to order a second pair directly from Scarpa as they had my size and the sale price was better than my first pair! Overall, some of the best shoes I’ve owned so far. Size was true for me and toe box is perfect.

This is my second pair, the first bought in England and were made in Europe. These are made in Vietnam and seem to be of the same quality. Oddly, these have a slight squeak to them just as my other Scarpa Vortex shoes bought in England. The squeak went away after a couple months in the Vortex shoe and I expect these shoes will also. One thing I noticed about the these shoes are they very comfortable on the tail and just walking around all day, while giving good support. In rough uneven rocky terrain, I may want to use my discontinued very worn Scarpa Zen Pro, or my Scarpa Kalipe, but I think these will do fine. Finally, I am not a big fan of Gore-Tex in a shoe because in summer time when temperatures hit 100 degrees or over, they get too hot and if they get wet, Gore-Tex lined shoes take longer to dry. A real plus for these shoes are that they are okay for a wide foot without using a wide last.