Lightweight walking/hiking boots suggestions?
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My toes are hurting even thinking about doing any serious off road walking in sandals.0
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The Annapurna circuit is long, but not that serious. In any case, sandals are fine unless it is wet in which case they are useless. I didn't intend to do the trek in sandals, but I didn't prepare well and got blisters from my boots.Pross said:My toes are hurting even thinking about doing any serious off road walking in sandals.
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I've got some Scarpa boots that fit the description. Only walked maybe 50 miles in them but seem fine so far.
One thing I would say is the sole is both stiff and firm - that may suit regular hikers but I'd prefer a little more cushioning - apparently their mid soles differ and some are more cushioned (though I've not actually checked where on their cushioning spectrum mine lie) .
Had Brasher's before but the sole came unglued after a couple of years fairly light wear which I thought was poor.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
For the past ten years my walking boots have been fabric mix but I have just bought a pair of Lowa Renegade boots which are purely leather. They aren't any heavier than the Meindl or Salomon boots I wore previously and, so far, they are very comfortable and seem robust.TheBigBean said:None of you just have leather ones anymore?
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Don't know if they are your kinda thang, but look at Altberg (as below) - ridiculously light, really really comfy - essentially you're wearing high leg slippers.
i live in these things (have got 3 pairs) and yet to find anything as comfy for all day wearing.
suede/material mix so need spraying to make waterproof.
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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oh ffs.
right, i'll rotate the piccie and try again..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Alternatively, have some dessies - wider than the Altbergs, heavier but comfy as.
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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I just don't get boots. I've walked up Scafell Pike, Snowdon, Ben Nevis and some Munro's. I have never had a problem with ankle strength in a pair of hiking/walking shoes or whatever the on trend term is. If the conditions are a bit $h1t put on a pair of gaiters with waterproof trousers.
The main thing is that they are comfortable and tested as such with some decent walks before you attempt anything meaningful.0 -
My theory on that is ankle strength.0
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And load carrying, you don't want to turn an ankle if you're carrying a 30kg pack but less of an issue with a small day sack.TheBigBean said:My theory on that is ankle strength.
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My reason for wanting boots, climbed my first couple of mountains in the summer and could easily have damaged an ankle on the decent.TheBigBean said:My theory on that is ankle strength.
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...and deep mud/puddles/streams...Pross said:
And load carrying, you don't want to turn an ankle if you're carrying a 30kg pack but less of an issue with a small day sack.TheBigBean said:My theory on that is ankle strength.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
...You're hiking, you shouldn't be p1ssin about in puddles!0
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It rains, rain collects on paths, or in some circumstances turns the path into a river.focuszing723 said:...Your hiking, you shouldn't be p1ssin about in puddles!
I'd avoid Loch Coruisk and surrounding area after rain if I was you.
It was dry when we set off...
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Where I'm living, most walks are sodden/muddy all winter. Waterproof shoes don't cut it-waterproof boots all winter for me. Even walking for a few minutes in long wet grass and shoes are full of water.focuszing723 said:...You're hiking, you shouldn't be p1ssin about in puddles!
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Well. Hate to say it, but somebody appears to be P1ssin about in a puddle wearing a bin bag.
If it was me I would have skipped around Josh Naylor style.0 -
In my herdsman days, I lived and worked all day in Nora wellies, so they seemed the obvious things to take for a walking holiday in Austria with my parents... longest walk I did in them was 16 miles up a mountain or two. I might have got some funny looks, but my feet were fine, and I could walk through babbling brooks without wondering if I was going to get wet feet.
But the nice leather Scarpas I've got do give more support for the ankles (both of which I've sprained in the past), and knees that need to be kept in good alignment. And they'll also take my Kahtoola flexible crampons easily. https://www.rei.com/product/135436/kahtoola-k-10-hiking-crampons0 -
You can wear gaiters with shoes.0
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Left of the water you see is the loch, to the right is the sea. The water is between us and the boat. Of course you could go over the Cuillins behind me. 😉focuszing723 said:Well. Hate to say it, but somebody appears to be P1ssin about in a puddle wearing a bin bag.
If it was me I would have skipped around Josh Naylor style.
The capes were courtesy of the boat captain who obviously knew more about the weather than us. I did have my goretex jacket thankfully.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Sure, I don't know if it's some kind of fashion faux pas though?TheBigBean said:You can wear gaiters with shoes.
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Nothing wrong with a rain cape for serious weather.focuszing723 said:Sure, I don't know if it's some kind of fashion faux pas though?
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Once again, BB is ahead of the curve!focuszing723 said:
Sure, I don't know if it's some kind of fashion faux pas though?TheBigBean said:You can wear gaiters with shoes.
https://www.salomon.com/en-gb/blog/footwear-everest
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Mine are actually low cut boots but with hindsight I'd have gone for full boots just because walking through wet grass that extra couple of inches is useful and I'm not serious enough to buy gaiters.focuszing723 said:I just don't get boots. I've walked up Scafell Pike, Snowdon, Ben Nevis and some Munro's. I have never had a problem with ankle strength in a pair of hiking/walking shoes or whatever the on trend term is. If the conditions are a bit $h1t put on a pair of gaiters with waterproof trousers.
The main thing is that they are comfortable and tested as such with some decent walks before you attempt anything meaningful.
On a decent summer day I just wear trainers.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
Mountaineers discover overshoes. 😉ddraver said:
Once again, BB is ahead of the curve!focuszing723 said:
Sure, I don't know if it's some kind of fashion faux pas though?TheBigBean said:You can wear gaiters with shoes.
https://www.salomon.com/en-gb/blog/footwear-everestThe above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I only use gaiters for boggy Dartmoor or deep snow. PITC (calf) otherwise.0
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Aren't you aware of Berghaus Yeti gaiters?pblakeney said:
Mountaineers discover overshoes. 😉ddraver said:
Once again, BB is ahead of the curve!focuszing723 said:
Sure, I don't know if it's some kind of fashion faux pas though?TheBigBean said:You can wear gaiters with shoes.
https://www.salomon.com/en-gb/blog/footwear-everest0
