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By Elias Littenberg May 27, 2009

Maybe I'm weird. I usually hike in real thin flips/sandals or minimalistic approach shoes. I think that most footwear wears out my ankles and feet thanks to stiff soles and too much support. For cryin out loud, humans walked barefoot for tens of thousands of years so I carry the opinion that most footwear goes a little overboard. Oh, unless you are WAY up in the mountains and/or dealing with snow and ice. To me, these felt kind of clunky and clod-hoppery (word?). The soles are really thick! I wanted an amphibious piece for slot canyons and such but ended up mostly barefooting around as these lacked grip on sandstone walls, clumped up with mud in the treads real easy, and generally made my feet sore. The tan lines totally helped me fit in at the food co-op though, so at least that went well...

View Details: Chaco ZX/2 Unaweep Sandal - Men's

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