New Five Ten Guide Tennies Review
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I'm really digging the updated Guide Tennies. Please check out my review and enter to win the best climber foot powder on the planet! |
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Mine have a huge hole in the side, the sole has cracked and is peeling away where it's to fine the heel has completely worn through to the eva, all this after just 9 months of daily use. Not happy with how fine the base bit of rubber is and the durability of said rubber, they have also become so flexible i cant climb in them, for the first 3 months in them i could easily climb 6b in the gym in them then they started to soften up and become too flexible for anything but the biggest foot holds and smearing. In conclusion, not a everyday shoe. |
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I'll have to concur with above poster about lack of durability. Mine started to blow out where the rand meets leather on the medial side within a month and is now completely blown out. While it pains me to say that I almost exclusively used them for work on hard wood office floor that's the case and they still failed to perform. |
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I keep trying five tennis in various versions but all seem to leave me with quality issues. Just over it.... |
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I also agree with both above post.. |
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My guide tennies initially rubbed my heels and were very uncomfortable for any uphill walking. They are very stiff so they edge pretty well, but I'd rather free climb in the old version of the camp fours. I like them a lot for jumaring. But I only paid $50 for mine..: can't imagine paying over 100 for the value of the shoe |
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I bought a pair of Guide Tennies two years ago. While not the newest model I haven't had any problems with mine. I don't have an exact number but I'm sure my Tennies have at least 100 days of use. I only wear them when the shoes would be helpful on an approach. |
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"... all this after just 9 months of daily use. Not happy .... " |
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that guy named seb wrote:...after just 9 months of daily use. Not happy ...wow what shoe do you like. If I wore a shoe every day I'd be happy if it lasted three months and certainly would never expect six |
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Shoes
1. La Sportiva Exum Pro = 10/10 (resoled Twice, and they got better with the resole) See other MP post about this, page 7. mountainproject.com/v/10800… 2. Five Ten, Whatever model it is in the photo... grey and yellow, front row, left side of photo. 8/10 3. Five Ten, model: Access, made around 2005, upper was hand sewn to sole, and was incredibly light. not shown in photo. 8/10 4. Salewa, Alpine Extreme. Not to comfortable for long approaches, but can still get the job done, surprisingly good grip for the rubber despite it not being made by 5.10 or La Sportiva, 5/10 5. La sportiva Xplorer.... weak sauce, IMO, 4/10 6. Anything made by Garmont, 4/10. Rubber is horrible for grip on rock. Five ten and La sportiva, make some awesome shoes, My wife uses Scarpa approach shoes and attests to the quality, but I've not owned a pair. I would be excited to give the new 5.10 guide tennie a try. Their customer service has been good to work with in the past. There used to be a guy named Isaac that I have worked with and the dude was solid, 5.10 is an awesome company that I love to support. Im disappointed to read so many bad reviews for this shoe from others. Hopefully they will see these comments and can make some appropriate adjustments. NEALpineStart got it right in his review about not using the approach shoe on days when not rock climbing.... the rubber is way to soft for just daily living. They can handle it, but you're significantly decreasing the life span of the shoe. The newer, bulkier heal works perfect for strap on crampons. I'd be interested to know if the guide could handle a pair for just a a small amount of steep snow travel. |
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Just one more person to add an opinion. |
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WHY HAS THIS THREAD NOT BEEN MOVED TO THE PROPER FORUM?? |
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Old guide tennie
My current pair of old guide tennie .... Ive had several pairs and they seem to last around 2 years of daily use, roughly 400 days outside As you can see seam grip/barge cement around the stitching, joining and abrasion areas go a long way to extending the life, as with any shoe Cant speak to the new model, i bought 4 pairs of the older ones when they were clearing em out doe 29 yankee dollahs ;) |
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i wouldnt buy them... blew out the leather ones when they came out in 8 months or so of light hiking. |
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Damn what a freaking coincidence! I never saw the original post about these shoes, saw them at Waterstone last week at the New River Gorge where they were 40% off, but in Green. Ordered the color I wanted off Amazon (paid full price because I ain't wearing no booger green shoes!!!) and they arrived today. Opened up MP and the first post was about these shoes. I hope I have a better experience with them than you guys, because it seems as if they kinda suck. |
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The new Guide tennies are straight garbage compared to the previous models. They basically turned them in to a pair of skate shoes, with some what stick rubber. I purchased a pair last summer. I was road tripping at the time so they saw quite a bit of use. I wore them a couple day before using them for a big day. The first big day i used them for was approaching and climbing the west ridge of Mt. Conness which really isn't that big of a day. After this day the rands around the toe box of both shoes were shredded. |
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Also, as an FYI. If you bought yours from Amazon and they didn't meet your needs, you can return them. I certainly did. |
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All these bad reviews for 5.10 are making me depressed. La Sportiva had perfection with their Exum Pros. I have a good friend who found out they would be discontinued and bought 5 pairs..... Wish I would have known. |
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Can anyone tell me how the old Camp Four sizes compared to the new Guide Tennie? I can't find any tennies around here to try on and am considering (despite all the flames on here) a pair of Tennies since my Boulders blew out. Would be people go w same size for the camp 4 and Tennie or size up/down? I've got a pair of 9.5 camp four (old style). |
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Chris Weber wrote:Can anyone tell me how the old Camp Four sizes compared to the new Guide Tennie? I can't find any tennies around here to try on and am considering (despite all the flames on here) a pair of Tennies since my Boulders blew out. Would be people go w same size for the camp 4 and Tennie or size up/down? I've got a pair of 9.5 camp four (old style).I found the sizes between both models to be equivalent... I am a size 9 in both the Camp Four and the Tennie |