[pct-l] footwear advice

[calliger@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard Calliger)]

my 803's and 4' rock.


Rich

PS-

SO do my Asolo plastic boots!

At 01:03 PM 1/15/03 EST, CMountainDave@aol.com wrote:
>now if we can just get somebody to diss Mr. Jardine ---- nah I pretty much
>agree with his gear list. Hiking style and footwear? Maybe not. The only
>reason I don't switch footwear is because what I have works fine. ( I use a
>liner sock) That, and what I have observed -- people with terrible blisters
>-- on BOTH ends of the spectrum -- lightweight NB style AND heavyweight
>Asolo/Raichle type mountain boots. In addition, what I wear works for
>everything except 5.8+ rock and skiing. So my only advice on footwear is if
>it ain't broke don't fix it. If it is, try something else. Brands that offer
>a variety of widths as well as sizes would be my choice because the odds of
>getting a good fit are much better. Stands to reason that quality usually
>costs more. What I wore cost around $200, but they are quite capable of
>getting 2000 miles before resoling to get another 1500. I can't imagine going
>into a Wal mart and picking out a one width fits all hiking shoe for $15.97
>without expecting some kind of problem - like disintegration by Mt Laguna
>--of feet as well as shoes!
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