1981 Nike Approach/Magma

1981 Nike Approach/Magma Size: 7 Minor Flaws For A 40 Year Old Shoe NO SIZE TAGS US MENS 7 IS JUST AN APPROXIMATION ACG probably wouldn't exist without its outdoor predecessor Nike Hiking, which started in 1981. The Swoosh’s first stab at all-purpose gear featured a footwear triumvirate: the Lava Dome, Magma, and Approach. The latter shoe is perhaps most notable for being Nike’s first to feature GORE-TEX. “The heaviest is the Magma,” read a Nike print ad from the time, “which tips the scales, barely, at 500 grams.” The lightweight hikers were a welcome innovation in outdoor shoes, which often weighed down the wearer with steel toes and bulky uppers.