High top Goretex approach shoes?

Any recommendations for high-top Goretex approach shoes? I have had 2 pairs of the 5.10 guide tennies high top version which fit me well but they fall apart really quickly, especially with much use in crampons. The shoes will primarily be worn in the snow with aluminum crampons and will be carried on route so weight is an important factor.

It sounds like what you need are hiking boots. There are a ton of options out there for light-weight hiking boots with decent rubber and gore-tex. They won't fall apart nearly as quickly as the guide tennies either. They'll also work well with strap on crampons. 

Salewa Firetail Evo Mid GTX

5.10 tennies fall apart just looking at them, utter wank. I really like my la sportiva hypermid GTX, though it might also be worth looking at the TX4. All you need to do is look at the thickness off the sole and you will see just how shit the 5.10 ones are the la sportiva ones have a sole thickness of about 3-4mm where the 5.10's appear to be 1mm or less.

Petsfed wrote:

Salewa Firetail Evo Mid GTX

These are comfortable with no break-in issues and great traction (no trouble doing some 5.7 in them), but my pair came apart after a few days scrambling in the mountains this summer. Some online reviews tell a similar story: great performance but poor durability. I really liked them but wouldn't buy them again for anything beyond trail hiking.

The La Sportiva TX4 Mid GTX are unbelievably comfortable and wicked light. I will be using them with aluminum crampons too. I haven't put many miles on them, so I can't speak to durability, but I'm generally happy with Sportiva in that department.

Robert Michael wrote:

These are comfortable with no break-in issues and great traction (no trouble doing some 5.7 in them), but my pair came apart after a few days scrambling in the mountains this summer. Some online reviews tell a similar story: great performance but poor durability. I really liked them but wouldn't buy them again for anything beyond trail hiking.

I didn't have that issue, so maybe they've some QC issues to work out. I loved my lowtops, so I picked up the high tops for moving heavier loads.

I've run the gammut on high top approach shoes. Just started using a pair of Adidas Terrex Scope Mid GTX this year. Waterproof, durable, climb much better than I expected, comfy, stable enough to take a crampon. A ltitle heavier (4 oz more than the TX4 I think?) but can also be had much cheaper, meaning durability may not be as huge of a concern.

I'd second the Scope, I like them a lot and they are quite light. Very waterproof and the durability is great so far. They run narrow, so I sized up and don't find that the climbing performance is great... 

Probably not what your looking for but I also invested in a pair of the new Trangos and I love them. Not super light but climb remarkably well. Worth looking at and trying on, I don't find there much heavier than my adidas shoes. 

Sportiva Trango TRK is great. Love mine. Lightweight for a full hiking book, pretty nimble, will take a crampon in a pinch (not a full shank though, so of limited climbing use)

I like the Salewa Mountain Trainer as a hiking shoe a lot, and they make a high-top version of them. They're not exactly lightweight though, but I don't know if you can find a pair of high-top waterproof boots that can be considered "light".

I use my Mountain Trainer high tops here in the Tetons, and they're good enough for me. I use crampons with them and they work no problem. I climbed Upper Exum in them last weekend. Not super light though, but not big clunkers either.