SCARPA - SPIN PLANET

Teva flip flops for dry Wednesday and Thursday wandering. Scarpa trails shoes for dry Friday to Sunday Zamberlain Hiking boots and Gaiters if wet and muddy.

Much lighter shoe here, and much better foam. Spin Planet is kind of a workhorse shoe.

Spin Planet is heavier, midsole foam is not as performance-oriented. I think it has a lot of recycled content which is a good thing, but again, it's not really a performance or racing shoe. With the Spin Ultra here you should be able to charge through the terrain you mention no problem, with a bit more agility and feel than the Spin Planet. The fit of the Spin Ultra is a bit more dialed though, so be aware of that. I found Spin Planet a bit wide / accomodating.

I didn't get along with the fit of the previous Spin Ultra. It really squeezed my forefoot too much no matter what I tried. For me, the upper on this one is much better.

Scarpa for more durability than topos

Scarpa, I love mine.

I have the Scarpa Spin Planet and found them robust and protective enough to (literally) charge down loose, technical, steep and dry descents. The foam was nothing special but the stability was great. I expect the Spin Ultras are similar, Scarpa appear to excel in shoes for technical terrain.