Timp 5 BOA

My one travel shoe is the Altra Timp 5 Boa in black. https://www.altrarunning.com/en-us/trail/mens-timp-5-boa/AL0A85Q9.html?dwvar_AL0A85Q9_color=280 The Boa is definitely a divisive choice, but I find the ability quickly adjust the tightness and take on/off the shoe quickly very useful for travel. Yeah, you can tie your laces loose enough to make them slip on, but if I need to power walk through the city to catch a train, I like being able to quickly ratchet down the tightness. Regardless, a trail runner seems like the best all round option as others have said. All of my shoes are Altra or Lems now because I highly value the natural, wide toebox and zero drop. I also bring some lightweight Xero sandals for water/sand/shower. If I'm doing more high end mountaineering, then I obviously need some more rugged boots too.

I've tried everything you mentioned except the Lowa's (I've even worn the cork Sole insoles). It's a crying shame that LaSportiva can't widen their toe boxes!!!! Two shoes worth your consideration per my efforts are: 1. Scarpa Ribble Run 2 (sizing is weird, must try on, not the same as previous Scarpa models). Toe box is more generous than LaSportiva, but not Altra. Very durable and good traction, not heavy.  2. Altra Timp BOA 5 (I've only tried BOA version, lace version may be fine) This version of the Timp has Vibram, Altra width and actually more like the Olympus than LP. Previous Timp models did not do it for me, this one is worthy.  I know nothing about the Flux footwear,  but am now curious. 

I haven’t tried the Columbia but the Timp and Speedgoat are both good choices with Altra’s fitting a bit wider in general. I would try both on if you can, the choice might be obvious after that

I've been hiking/backpacking and running in various Altras for over 5 years. In my experience the Timp and Lone Peak performed better as hikers, the Mont Blanc was better as a runner, and the Olympus 275 has been a great middle ground. It's got the higher stack and rocker toe from the Mont Blanc, but is still plenty stable thanks to the wider footprint that is more similar to a Lone Peak. Since you specifically asked for other suggestions: * The Mount to Coast H1 is having a moment right now and is a road-to-trail running/hiking shoe. I don't have any personal experience but there are countless glowing reviews of it around. * I recently bought a pair of the Norda 001a and have been loving them so far. I only have about 25 miles on them from runs in South Mountain and the Superstitions, but I'm pretty confident they'll replace my Olympus 275 pair with ~400 miles on them as my "do it all" shoe as I get more time in them.

I haven't run in the Lone Peak, but I routinely get over 300 miles out of the Timp. I'm 6'5", 180, for reference.

I like Altra Timp 5’s

Hello everyone! I am a broke PhD student who trains for and runs ultramarathons, so I don't own multiple pairs of shoes at this point. I run roughly a 60/40 split of road to trails in my training, but all of my races are on trails. I've run these Altra Timp 5 trail shoes for 1,100 miles now, in training and races, on road and trails. I live near the East Coast and I run on gravel roads, paved roads, soft sand trails, hard pack beach sand, technical trails in Appalachian mountains, and rooty dirt trails. I ran a 50 miler in these that was raining the entire time. Also recently did a 6 day vacation where I did ~70 miles of super steep and technical trails in Shenandoah National Park in these shoes. I don't have a ton of performance comparison points, since I have only run in Altras (I have wide, flat feet and the 0 drop works for my strengths and natural running patterns). But, I can say that I am thoroughly impressed with how these shoes have held up. Despite running them on paved roads pretty regularly, the lugs held up enough to get me through this past 6 day trip with 0 falls. Though they don't drain super well in the water, I haven't had any durability complaints from the waterloggedness. Primary damage is that the tread is pretty much gone, around the ankle there is a lot of wear, and the sides are losing integrity where my feet fit. Obviously the foam is completely compressed at this point. I honestly prefer these to my old Olympus 5's, even for 8-10 hour runs. Feel free to ask me anything!