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Backpacker Magazine – 2010 Editors' Choice/Gear Guide
Gear Guide 2010: Boots & Footwear
Whether you need a trail runner or a burly mountaineering boot, here's the best of the year.
Photo by John Burcham
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- Trail runners |
HEAVY DUTY
lightweight support
Kayland Contact Rev Hiking Boot
summer mountaineer
La Sportiva Karakorum Hiking Boot
MID DUTY
leather-lined luxury
Zamberlan 308 Trekker RR Hiking Boot
light and rugged
EDITORS' CHOICE 2010: Salomon Wings Sky GTX
kids' hiker
Hi-Tec Renegade Trail WP Jr. Kids' Hiking Boot
most versatile
SCARPA Bhutan GTX Hiking Boot
best all-around
EDITORS' CHOICE 2010: Zamberlan 760 Steep GT
fastpacker
Mammut Cirrus GTX Hiking Boot
best grip
Merrell Col Mid WP Hiking Boot
best value
L.L. Bean Trail Model Hiker II TEK2.5 Hiking Boot
LIGHT DUTY
wet-weather bargain
Columbia Pole Creek Omni-Tech Hiking Boot
speed hiker
KEEN Obsidian WP Trail Shoe
best scrambler
Five Ten Guide Tennie
coolest
Chaco Pro Sandals
best trail runner
La Sportiva Wildcat Trail Running Shoe
PLUS: Size and Buy the Right Hiking Boots
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READERS COMMENTS
It looks like the Kayland Contact Rev listed in the Heavy Duty section as the lightweight support category winner.
they are made by kayland. contact rev for woman.
/brian
Who makes the boot in the main photo, walking in the creek? It is a photo by John Burcham with no product identification that I can find.
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