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Best Hiking/Backpacking shoe on the market - bar none! Altra figured it out. Highest use of hikers on Continental Divide Trail - for years. They are on their feet every day for 10 hours or more. What makes the Altra hiking shoes so great - Fit and comfort. First, a zero drop foot bed is only natural. Lifting the back of the shoe up, like in most footwear, injures the knees and spine over time. Human gait and alignment of the skeleton evolved over many thousands of years. If you mess with that evolution you get injured. Secondly, a foot-shaped toe box also makes much better sense - practically. Do you want to rely on fashion experts to design a shoe or on the natural shape of your feet? This is a no brainer! Why did it take so long for footwear designers to figure that out? Because silly humans wanted their fashion! Yes, because you have been lifted-up for so long, it may take a short period of time for your skeleton to re-adjust. Just give it a little time. You'll be fine. Altra is the only shoe I have been buying for years. And, the Lone Peak mid is the best of the best. Any questions?Read full review
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