Traverse

Mine is the topo athletic traverse or ultraventure.

All of the mixed reviews r probably people who it justbwasnt right for them… usually when its mixed its just wrong fit or expectations r unreasonable… i would say the general facts i always tell people are. These r trail runners theybwill not last long… theybr light airy and ur expectations should be that way… ultralight and durable r opppsite terms ha that being said.. the topo fit is much more fitted thru the midfoot, more arch support naturally and usually minimal drop. Thebaltra fit is id say roomier thru the midfoot and not arch support in the show itself. Both could work for some reasons one may not for another. Wicked popular models is the topo traverse and altra lone peak for hiking. Both are made to compete. Lower cushion rock plate.

I'm wearing my topo traverse and got 800 miles out of the first pair. Close to 400 on my current pair and will try to stretch these.

I used 4 pairs of Topo traverse. Their thru hiking trail runner! The shoes dry out within the hour sometimes quicker.

That shoe that you're hiking with doesn't work for you. I wear topo traverse and have zero blisters when my altra lone peaks and Hoka speedgoat gave me blisters. I'm able to hike 40 or 30 mile days back to back for months with my topo's.

10 miles is what thru hikers does *before* 10am. Your average thru hiker does 2-3x that in a day. I'm going to suggest the topo traverse. It's literally designed for thru hiking.

I'm also on the flatter side of the arch. It felt great on my thru. Got 800 miles out of a pair and around 6-700 on the other 4. Planning to do the cdt in these as well. There is no arch support built in. It took a long ass time to finally find a shoe to not give me any kinds of foot pain.

I have this same problem with my pizza slice shaped feet and incredibly narrow ankles and heels. Altras actually make my minor bunion worse because of the sloppy fit and poor stability (not all bunions are caused by tight shoes). I hike and scramble in pretty techy alpine terrain, often off trail/sidehilling/scree, and sloppy too spoft shoes cause way more fatigue and pain. I like a wide toe box, but I need more stiffness and better fit in the midfoot and heel. I have topos, some men's la sportivas, and my boots are men's crispi.

Many of the Topos use vibram megagrip which is a soft sticky rubber. I have MTN racers and traverse. I prefer the traverse for hiking.

I wore gore Tex shoes for a while they were great until getting wet inside. I got a pair of Topo traverse 2 years ago and have about 500km on them and they are great. Wore them in slush a few days ago and they dried by morning.