Not all collaborations from The North Face make sense (ahem, Gucci) but when they team up with some of the world's best climbers to find out what they want from an approach shoe, we're all ears.
While climbing shoes look like rubber ballet slippers and won't do you much good on the trail, approach shoes let climbers hike in, tackle scrambles and even do some easy climbing – but they're usually pretty technical, and not something you'd wear around town.
