The North Face and Mellow Climbing blend comfort and performance with "revolutionary" new approach shoe
The Clyffe is a blend of a climbing shoe and the everyday sneaker
![The Clyffe shoe from the North Face](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HEDZ9g9LNfVeGyHneKtKZF-320-80.jpg)
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.
That seems to be the missing piece, for climbers like Daniel Woods, Shawn Raboutou, Jimmy Webb, and Giuliano Cameroni who helped form the Mellow Climbing collective, a collaborative project between climbers and filmmakers.
Together, the climbers and The North Face launch The Clyffe today, described as "a revolutionary blend of a climbing shoe and the everyday sneaker" that lets you hike in on easy approaches in style, and means you can go straight from the bouldering wall to the bar without changing shoes a second time.
Featuring a classic low-profile sneaker silhouette, The Clyffe boasts suede/synthetic uppers breathable mesh tongues that both incorporate some recycled content and Vibram Megagrip soles with 3 mm lugs to handle rough trails.
Prioritizing all-day comfort, The Clyffe shoe will be available to purchase in men's sizing starting from today on thenorthface.com for $140/£135. It's available in two colorways: black and cavern grey/new taupe green.
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Julia Clarke is a staff writer for Advnture.com and the author of the book Restorative Yoga for Beginners. She loves to explore mountains on foot, bike, skis and belay and then recover on the the yoga mat. Julia graduated with a degree in journalism in 2004 and spent eight years working as a radio presenter in Kansas City, Vermont, Boston and New York City before discovering the joys of the Rocky Mountains. She then detoured west to Colorado and enjoyed 11 years teaching yoga in Vail before returning to her hometown of Glasgow, Scotland in 2020 to focus on family and writing.