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A practical step for lightness – transitioning from hiking boots to trail shoes

23rd April 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

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 […]

Filed Under: Skills Tagged With: ankle roll, Asolo, foot stability, foot support, Footwear, hiking boots, Inov-8, leather boots, leg strength, lightweight, Trail Shoes, training

The search for the perfect hiking footwear

22nd August 2015 by Gilad Nachmani

Hiking footwear in its natural place

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 […]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: Asolo Fugitive GTX Wide, Bellevile Mini-Mil boots, Footwear, hiking boots, hiking shoes, Inov-8 Terroc 330, inov-8 Trailroc 235, minimalist footwear, running shoes, Trail Shoes, Vasque Summit Sundowner

How to deal with wet feet – the problem

28th January 2015 by Mika Nachmani

Mika enjoying very wet feet while keep her boots dry in a stream crossing in Dartmoor, England

Gilad: My transition from heavy hiking boots all the way to light boots, trail shoes and now minimalist shoes was a process of self experimenting to find the way that works for me. I will write much more about the process, the pros and cons and how it can be done. Along the way, Mika […]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: cold feet, dry feet, Footwear, Gore-tex socks, hiking boots, trail running shoes, wet feet

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