La Sportiva Akyra GTX Shoe - Women's for Sale, Reviews, Deals and Guides

I love Sportiva hikers and that's all I wear to hike in the mountains. I like the Gortex to keep my feet warm and dry and these offer that. They are very supportive and grippy on the rock. I had another pair 39.5, but they felt too tight descending and I find that the 40.5 for me who is always a 8.5 fits much better as maybe they run a bit small. Great shoe and nice esthetics to boot!

I have a hard time fitting shoes properly (countless REI store visits), but these fit like a glove! La sportiva shoes are great for narrow feet, and I don't feel any heel slippage or toes touching the front when I go downhill. I've tried other la sportiva hiking shoes like the Stream, but couldn't get the fit right with heel slippage. I find La sportiva shoes to have a good amount of volume (good for reducing impact) which can cause that weird off-balance feel at times. These shoes have volume but I find the balance issue minimal and un-noticeable. I've had the non-gtx version for 2 years now and love them. Got the gtx version to round out those rainy day hikes. I'm a size 6 to 6.5 in street shoes (6.5 in Nikes) and the 37.5 was a perfect fit. I use it primarily for approaches for climbing (rocky terrain, muddy trails) and they're grippy and great.

I'm giving it 5 starts b/c of how well the shoe is made and its extra grippy sole. Unfortunately, these are going back after trying them on for about 3 minutes. All around too much volume. Does not fit a narrow foot.

This is my first pair of Akyras...I really like them. They are super stable laterally and very grippy on descents. I love the warmth and waterproof-ness for wetter conditions. They do seem to run a little large compared to other models.

I bought these shoes for my sister before her backpacking trip. The shoes were only broken in for about 2 hours while walking around the house. She covered approximately 25 miles in 3 days and absolutely loved them. Not a single blister and didn't have any pain at the end of a long day. The Gore-Tex lining kept her feet dry while crossing streams and felt very stable with great traction while scaling up and down steep inclines on rock faced cliffs. She's not a trail runner but continues to use them on day hikes and still loves them. She has owned a few backpacking and hiking shoes and these are her favorite pair.