Back to the footwear conundrum I have been dealing with for the last… forever, I have tried my luck again with a pair of Inov8’s: the Race Ultra 290. I know I said I would be avoiding Inov8 shoes after my Cape Wrath Trail experience with the Trailroc 235 in 2015, but I had a […]
A practical step for lightness – transitioning from hiking boots to trail shoes
I remember when I first decided I no longer wanted to hike with boots: my wife and I had been walking the Offa’s Dyke national trail for a week, proceeding at a leisurely pace with our heavy packs and our walking boots when on the 7th day my knees flared up, getting fully inflamed. I […]
The search for the perfect hiking footwear
My feet are one of those weird things that are part anomaly, part something that too many people sympathize with while still being a quiet minority – my feet are wide, very wide. My feet are 2E wide; but they are also strong with high arches that don’t collapse. These funny-yet-strong “duck feet” are an […]
South Downs Way – not a 100 miles
The previous post was dedicated to showing you the process of creating a good gear list using the right resources. The case study I chose was my upcoming attempt to walk 100 miles of the South Downs Way (SDW) in south east England in one go. So first off – I didn’t make it, not […]