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Luzern: Walking from Pilatus Kulm to Frakigaudi Toboggan
I have done this hike, up one path and down the other:
I would class them both as T3 (challenging mountain hike) on the official hiking scale (explanation). You will definitely need hiking boots with ...
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What's a good shoe for long-distance walking?
Forget going for one brand, try different brands to get you the best fit.
A friend who is a posty as well as myself use sandals whenever the weather is good enough. And that is not only dry and sunny, ...
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What's a good shoe for long-distance walking?
You say you don't need ankle support, and you won't be walking on sharp stones or near snakes, and that you walk more on your toes than your heels. If you don't need arch support either, then all you ...
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Luzern: Walking from Pilatus Kulm to Frakigaudi Toboggan
OpenStreetMap classifies the path as "mountain hiking" (marked with white-red-white markings), which means that you should be somewhat used to hiking. There might be passages that are ...
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What's a good shoe for long-distance walking?
First of all, it is much more important that you start slowly, than what you wear. Your body needs to adapt to the new volume of walking. Runners have a rule of thumb of not increasing the volume by ...
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What's a good shoe for long-distance walking?
Before looking for the shoes you should check how you walk. Do you have some worn out shoes? If you do have a look at how the sole is consumed. If you see some parts flatted out and other not then ...
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What's a good shoe for long-distance walking?
Merrells are pretty good -- I hiked probably about 500 miles of the AT in a pair of those. These days I wear Altras because they fit all the requirements I'll list below. You should go to a good shoe ...
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Preventing "heat rash" around ankles and shins?
Have you considered just not wearing socks? There are lots of proper hiking sandals for sale if you walk a lot, and you could even wear some light washable shoes without socks too once you’re used to ...
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What's a good shoe for long-distance walking?
Before getting shoes, buy running or trekking socks. The latter are incredibly pricey but worth it. I walked the infamous 3-day Perpignan - Castelnaudary in proper trekking socks and was ok afterwards....
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What's a good shoe for long-distance walking?
My main advice on this is to try to understand what characteristic of the shoes you used made them uncomfortable (too tight, too loose here or there, too rigid, too soft, a particular rubbing spot, ......
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