Footwear

First Impressions

The GearGuide love affair with the chukka boot continues. This time, it’s the Ugg Leighton. Made by the now world-famous Ugg Australia shoe company – which was founded …
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First Impressions

We first wrote about AKU boots back in 2012. We marveled at their out-of-the-box comfort and hand-crafted quality. The Bellamont Mid Plus sticks to that very familiar territory …
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First Impressions

We’re no strangers to the ASICS product line, having run in a range of their shoes including the vaunted Kayano, the Gel-Lyte33 and FujiTrainer. We decided to take …
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Over the years, we’ve had the opportunity to test a bunch of the greatest approach shoes around. The Scarpa Zen was the gold standard for quite some time, while the …
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First Impressions

For a year or more, I had my eye on a pair of Garmont Dragontail Lites. Their rugged good looks, grippy sole and down-to-the-toe lacing just spoke to …
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First Impressions

This is my second pair of FiveTen shoes. The first pair was the Dome, a chunky hiker that I really liked the feel of. I was expecting something …
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