SCARPA - SPIN PLANET

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.

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.

I have a wide foot. I wear a wide in basically everything when available. With that being said, I have 6ish pairs of Scarpas and love them all. I just size up a half to a full size over my other shoes. I keep trying other brands for backpacking and continue to fail. No clue why I keep trying other shoes because I love every pair of Scarpas I’ve ever owned. I even have an old pair of their mountaineering boots that are probably 40 years old and they have another 40 years of life in them.

Try scarpas. I wear wides in most everything I can but nothing works as well as Scarpas sized up. My foot is basically shaped like a slice of pizza and my heel is held into place perfectly in all my Scarpas.

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.

Scarpa for more durability than topos

I’ve since switched to Scarpa and I love them.

Scarpa, I love mine.