Salewa Mountain Trainer 2 Mid GTX vs Salewa Pedroc 2 Mid PTX
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
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These are two different kinds of shoe.
The Salewa Pedroc 2 Mid PTX is a mid-cut hiking boot; the Salewa Mountain Trainer 2 Mid GTX is a trekking boot. The lighter one saves 410 g a pair, but they are built for different kinds of hiking, so the lightest is not automatically the better buy.
What the Salewa Pedroc 2 Mid PTX offers besides the lower weight
- A lower list price at Alpinetrek: £144.95 against £244.95.
Weights are per pair as Alpinetrek lists them, usually for a medium size, so a few grams either way can come from the size they weighed. The other specs were checked on 19 October 2026 against Alpinetrek (Salewa Mountain Trainer 2 Mid GTX) and Alpinetrek (Salewa Pedroc 2 Mid PTX). "Not stated" means the source does not mention it, not that the shoe lacks it. List prices are the full price shown by that source, not a sale price; where sources disagree we show none.
Choose the Salewa Mountain Trainer 2 Mid GTX if…
…you carry heavy loads on rocky, steep or off-trail ground for days at a time.
Choose the Salewa Pedroc 2 Mid PTX if…
…you carry a multi-day pack on rough or wet ground and want the ankle covered and a stiffer sole.
Building a pack? Add either one to your HikeLoad list, or drop its weight into the base weight calculator, and see what it does to your total weight.
See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest footwear page, or browse the full gear weight database.