Arc'teryx Aerios FL GTX vs Arc'teryx Aerios FL GTX - Women's

The Aerios are ridiculously light, but they lose some long-term durability to achieve this weight. We put them to the test and hiked about 300 miles in them before they became too soft to be useful for trail hiking anymore. The outer of the shoe still looked surprisingly good, but the structure of the midsole and the heel cup had broken down enough that they were not as supportive as they once were. This still seems like a reasonable lifespan for such a niche hiking shoe, and we look forward to buying our next pair to test

Was extremely impressed with how lightweight these are as well. Overall, one of the best shoes I've owned.

Water proof and really strong the weather through almost any terrain. So good I bought a backup second pair for when these someday wear out from the inside.

I don’t have high hopes for them in the rain unless I spray them with waterproofing spray. I have goretex sneakers from another brand (not hiking ones) and I think I will stick to them on wetter days, as they have been performing great even on super rainy days in New York.

Overall, the base is wide enough that when you are hiking on rocky terrain, you've got enough of a base here to keep your foot from moving around too ...

Overall, the base is wide enough that when you are hiking on rocky terrain, you've got enough of a base here to keep your foot from moving around too ...

I like it because it's waterproof but not warm, lightweight, minimal design, and good flat support (but this is telative to what you need).

Fit and design - one huge flaw for me, and why I will not be continuing to use these - is the lack of a 2nd eyelet at the top of the lacing. This makes it impossible to tighten down for any heel lift. As someone with slender feet, these shoes did not hold up backpacking (carried about 25#) as my heel kept moving around inside the shoe and I got a terrible blister on the inside heel. This is not a location I typically get blisters which helps me know it's the shoe

Loved the light-weight. Liked the overall style. Unfortunately, between the lack of expansion room of the tongue and the narrower main foot area, the right 'length' of shoe was just too restrictive to be comfortable - especially if more sitting/lounging and not actively up and about. But any larger size would be slightly too long

So if they get wet that the face fabric gets soaked, so once I'm done that they're gon na be ready to go back out, I will still wear those ones for qu...

I got these shoes in a US size 13 in Fall 2019 ahead of a few hikes in the 15-20km range, but I'm pretty disappointed — one issue is likely a unit defect, while the other is a sizing issue.

I've been wearing these pretty consistently the past week and a half, and I think these would be a slam dunk if I had the perfect size. I usually am a 7.5 in women's sizes, but felt that these run a little big. I would probably wear a 7 in these and it would solve most of the problems I have with the fit