If my feet are happy, I’m happy. There’s a pretty simple correlation between foot comfort and overall comfort on the trail. Your feet take the brunt of trail obstacles and shoulder all the weight that’s on your back, so it only makes sense to keep them comfortable, especially on a multi-day hike. Traditional hiking boots can be heavy and stiff. While this protects your feet from hazards found along the trail, it also makes them sore after a long day’s hike. 

The new Altra Lone Peak 3.0 NeoShell Mid Hikers are more like a shoe than a boot. I was eager to test them on the 68km Earl Grey Pass trail which crosses the Purcell Mountain range here in British Columbia. Our trek would take us 4 days with 8 hour days on-trail, and a total elevation gain of over 10,000’. I decided not to break in the Lone Peak Mids before we departed. In most cases this is foot-suicide, but I’d been told by the Altra rep that the Lone Peak 3.0’s fit right out of the box, and boy were they right!

Read the rest of the Altra Lone Peak 3.0 NeoShell Mid Hikers Review here.

​​​​​​​