[pct-l] Altra Lone Peak trail shoes

[Scott Williams]

Not only did Why Not like them, Elinore tried on Why Not's Lone Peaks on
day three or four of her CDT thru hike this year  because she was suffering
terrible blisters and foot pain with the shoes she had started out in.  We
ordered them on trail and she ended up hiking all the way to Canada in
them.  I've got a pair at home and love the way they feel on my local hikes
but ended up hiking in my tried and true Montrail Sabinos because I didn't
want to jeopardize my feet with a product that was new to me, though felt
good, when I had a pair I knew would work.  You've got time to really try
them out before next summer, so give 'em a whirl.   Maybe Nancy or Elinor
are out there and can chime in with a real post hike critique for you.

Shroomer

On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> I have hiked in them. They are pretty nice. Mine are a little too
> small so I can only do short hikes. They are too small because they
> hyped up the foot-shaped last so much I decided to risk not buying a
> couple sizes too large. I don't find the ladies version to be wide
> enough. My feet flow over the edges all the way around. I also can't
> wear them with the insoles that come with them. I'm sure if I got the
> mens version of the Lone Peaks in a size larger I would like them.
> However, there are other running shoes that have wider toeboxes and
> tighter around the mid-foot that fit me better. Right now I'm really
> loving the New Balance 730 mens D width. Fits my EEEE width just fine
> because of the big toebox.
>
> You might want to contact Nancy Huber (Why Not). She hiked the whole
> CDT in them. Her trail journal was this year on postholer.com under
> Continental Divide Trail.
>
> On Dec 12, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> > From: bill <bparnell at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [pct-l] Altra Lone Peak trail shoes
> >
> > Hi PCT-Ler's,
> >
> > First post on this list... gearing up for the 2013 PCT (another
> > first for
> > me).
> >
> > Has anybody used the Altra Lone Peak trail shoes?  I've done a little
> > research on postholer and read some other reviews, and it's been
> > pretty
> > much all positive, which seems too good to be true.  But I did give
> > them a
> > quick spin at the shoe store and they seem pretty awesome, just
> > want to
> > exercise due diligence.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
>
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