Practical test: Salewa Escape GTX Shoe

In collaboration with Gore, the expert for functional textiles, the South Tyrolean mountain sports brand SALEWA has developed a sneaker that is completely waterproof and breathable thanks to the new GORE-TEX Surround Technology: The Escape GTX.

Whether me the casual shoe has convinced and how the new GORE-TEX product technology surround fares in practice, I have tested the last months about.

The new GORE-TEX Surround technology

? Salewa_Escape_GTX_08 shoes with the new GORE-TEX Surround technology have a special GORE-TEX lining laminate, which is integrated into the shaft and encloses the foot - from above as well as from below. In combination with the open sole structure it creates a completely waterproof and completely breathable shoe.

practice test

I Wear Salewa Escape GTX for about 4 months on a regular basis in all weather leisure. Above all, the rainy miserable weather was ideal in recent weeks, to test the water resistance and the thermal comfort of the shoe with the new GORE-TEX Surround technology.

first impression

? Salewa_Escape_GTX_05 When I open the shoebox, I experience the first surprise: Salewa shall submit to the Escape GTX a practical storage bag in, which is adorned with a beautiful and apt quotation of the Swiss mountaineers Roger Schali. The bag can be the shoes carry when traveling or when touring after wearing clean in his luggage. I like such useful extras.

The Escape GTX is processed very complex and with great attention to detail. With its sporty, urban style and the high quality nubuck leather, the contrast stitching and various design elements of the Escape GTX looks also very appealing. In particular, the yellow, elaborate stitching and the jagged statements to the shoe tongues like me.

The design is intended, according Salewa that carry inspiration from the mountains to the city and I think that is reflected in the appearance of the sneakers really nice again.