Scarpa Zen Pro discontinued

The scarpa Zen Pro has been discontinued so what are you wearing now?

I loved the support and stiffness of the Zen Pro and I am not interested in softer shoes.  I tried the mescalito planet and it is way too soft for carrying and heavy pack of rocky and gravely terrain.

I also tried la sportiva tx guide which is ok but the soles are too sticky for hiking off trail on rock especially down hill.  And it not as stiff as I like.  

Too sticky? Like you got stuck? Genuinely curious what that feels like. 

The Flying Dutchman wrote:

Too sticky? Like you got stuck? Genuinely curious what that feels like. 

There is no slip or flex between the sole and rock which makes the walking harsher.  

I know it's a weird thing that I didn't encounter in other shoes except actual climbing shoes and it's hard to describe.  But this amount of no slip traction is really hard on my old knees after a couple of hours with a heavy pack. The sensation is particularly annoying when hiking off a trail with a mix of dirt and rock where the shoes seem normal on the dirt but stop suddenly on the rocks.  

Maybe tx4? Not incredibly sticky and they are pretty good for hiking but idk about the new EVO ones

Maybe tx4? Not incredibly sticky and they are pretty good for hiking but idk about the new EVO ones

Miles Hardin wrote:

Maybe tx4

I actually climb with them. They eclipse any other approach shoes by far. Same goes with the TX4R/Evo which actually have a bit stiffer sole.

Up to grade 6c/5.11b. I could even push it further if I were climbing more regularly. 

I see that zamberlan has a few models that look hopeful.  Does anyone have experience with their salathe, El cap, the nose or free blast shoes?

giraud b wrote:

I actually climb with them. They eclipse any other approach shoes by far. Same goes with the TX4R/Evo which actually have a bit stiffer sole.

Up to grade 6c/5.11b. I could even push it further if I were climbing more regularly. 

I am not interested in actually climbing in my approach shoes.  I just want very secure and agile shoe for the approach/descent which may include very short sections of 5.0ish hiking.  I will put on my TC pros for any actual climbing.

I ordered a pair of Zamberlan.  The fit was terrible, the construction was not very good either.  Superficially they look like scarpa zen pros but functionally they are nothing like them.  I am sending them back.

The search continues.