When you’re gearing up for an adventure, the last thing you want to worry about is your footwear. Whether you’re exploring the city or heading to the beach for a surf, you need a shoe that’s ready for anything—a versatile option that can tackle diverse terrain while keeping you stylish.
Fortunately, Vans has crafted the ideal silhouette to meet those needs: the MTE™ Crosspath. Striking a balance between style and functionality, the MTE Crosspath draws visual inspiration from Vans’ rich skateboarding heritage. It combines this aesthetic with a technically advanced construction, ready to tackle uneven terrain, inclement weather, and any challenge that comes your way.
From collar to outsole, the MTE™ Crosspath is packed with performance features. The uppers, made from 100% recycled PET and reinforced with abrasion-resistant panelling, utilize seamless RAPIDWELD™ construction and are treated with a non-PFC DWR water-repellent coating, ensuring a lightweight and breathable fit that offers protection. The updated toe box shapes and contoured insoles provide all-day comfort, while the new outsole traction pattern maximizes surface area contact for a sturdier grip than previous models.
Designed for outdoor adventures, the MTE Crosspath also respects Mother Earth; its midsole is made with at least 50% biobased EVA foam derived from plants and is USDA-Certified Biobased. Additionally, 31% of the rubber used to make the outsole is regeneratively grown natural rubber sourced from farms utilizing agricultural practices that are intended to promote biodiversity, enhance water cycles, improve soil health, and/or sequester carbon.
Accompanying the debut of the Vans MTE Crosspath is the third chapter of the Crosspath story, with Vans Surf team riders Chelsea Woody, Grant Noble, and Pua DeSoto.
The latest colorways of the Vans MTE Crosspath, along with an exclusive apparel collection, will be available for purchase on vans.com and at select Vans stores starting January 9.
About Vans
Vans®, a VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the leading skateboarding and original action sports footwear, apparel, and accessories brand. Vans® authentic collections are sold in more than 100 countries through a network of subsidiaries, distributors, and international offices. Vans® has more than 2,000 retail locations globally including owned, concession and partnership doors. The Vans® brand inspires and empowers everyone to live “Off The Wall” embodying the youthful spirit of freedom, non-conformity, and relentless drive to push culture across action sports, music, art and design.
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