These original five tennies were just awesome. Approach shoes have gotten beefier, and more technical over the years. I certainly love the various La Sportiva iterations I have owned over the years, and will be packing a pair to bring to the Sierras tomorrow. But, nothing have climbed as well as that pair of original five teenies. Then again, maybe that was just an illusion, and it was all a function of me being younger, leaner, fitter, and stronger!