Gonna chime in here and highly recommend the Traverse. Secure in the midfoot and in the heel with more than enough room to splay your toes. They're slightly narrower than other models, but still way wider than a normal boot. It's a 5mm drop and has a rock plate. I tried the Pursuit 3 and immediately got blisters.
Weird! I have flat feet and Topos don’t bother me at all. I’ve definitely experienced that high arch feeling in other shoes, but never Topos (and I have 6 different models of them!)
Have you tried Topo? Their soles felt as cushy as concrete to me, with pronounced arch support compared to Altra LP. I can’t recall if the toe box was as wide on the Topo Pursuit, it’s been a while since I tried them.
I've had the Achilles/ankle chafing issue you mentioned with the Olympus with many shoes. I preapply some leukotape and bring some extra around my chapstick if needed. Use benzoin if needed, I used to do a full ankle leukotape wrap since the front, sides, and Achilles would chafe for me and it stick on for many days. Not the ideal one and done solution but works for me.
Topo Pursuit worked well for me.
Too early to tell on durability, but I'm really liking my Mount to Coast T1s since they have a good fit for me, pretty light for a medium to high cushion shoe (I would call it high cushion but (a) you used the olympus and (b) it hikes and runs faster like a medium shoe for me), protective underfoot, and Vibram Megagrip outsole.
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