Men's Lone Peak 9+

And to be clear I meant the 9+ with the vibrant soles, they are superb.

My altra lone peak 9’s have a few hundred rounds in them and going strong. Might not be minimalist enough for you though.

Doing alpine stuff with rocky scrambles - Topo Pursuits Doing groomed trails - Lone Peak+

Been out for a few years. Very durable, I wear them for off trail routes and scrambling. Slightly more cushion than a lone peak

Altra Lone Peak+ for trail hiking, Topo Pursuits for off trail and scrambling 🤘

I'm using Altra Lone Peak 9+. The most comfortable shoe I've ever had. The feet don't get as tired as when using boots (I've used Keen Targhees before) and they breath much better. Also the wide toebox is very comfortable. Of course, there's not much ankle support and they're zero drop. If you decide to get them, I would recommend the Vibram sole ones (+). I've found them much grippier than regular rubber soles.

I wear LP9+ as my daily shoe...school run, shopping, trips to wildlife park! Worn since release and not found anything comfier to replace with! I wear the Wide version with 11cm wide feet, with room to spare (had to down size for length too). At 10cm the regular version should be good for you IMO.

True, good points. I think I will be fine in my Altra Lone Peak 9+. They feel rough on the feet conpared to my cushioned road shoes lile Altra Paradigm/Torin, but I can run a trail marathon with vert in them without issues the day after. I rather have knee issues, thus it would probably not help to have more cushioning. I might give it a try nontheless. Thanks for chiming in!

I have trouble finding the right zero drop/wide toe box shoe. I am happy with my Altras on the road, like Paradigm 6 and Torin 8. I currently run on Lone Peak 9+, which fits perfectly fine, but I just wish it had more cushioning. I tried Timps, Mont Blancs, Olympus 6, Opympus 275…either issues with heels or too narrow.  Then again I wonder if I would be happy with more cushioning at all on technical trails. I just finished my first self sustained marathon (43km/1500m vert) and it didn‘t feel bad, there is just the little voice that tells me that I might be wrecking my joints too much in the long run (pun intended). 

Yes, first run with my 9+ was in darkness during rain in technical terrain with rocks and leaves. I was only afraid of getting too careless because the grip was so good that I didn‘t really need to bother.