Trail Sneaker Upper material: textile material Sole material: Rubber Forest and countryside trail Suitable for both hiking and trailing, this iconic shoe is now equipped with a legendary Vibram Megagrip outsole for strong grip. ALTRA has reinforced traction so you can experience legendary adventures. Revised foam in the midsole provides a comfortable ride. Seamless overlays and ripstop mesh upper provide durability. Experience the classic feel of high without explosion and with the original standing box that offers your toes great freedom of movement and provides space in the midfoot. Grip, durability and ground feel on the trail? Legendary!
As usual with ALTRA also the Lone Peak 9+ is a so-called barefoot shoe. Barefoot shoes are characterized by a so-called 0 mm blasting. Blasting denotes the difference in height between the forefoot and heel. In most common shoes, we are with the heel higher above the ground than with the forefoot. With barefoot shoes there is no such difference in height, since when we are barefoot we are standing equally above the ground with each area of the foot.
Newcomers in the field of barefoot shoes should start slowly and with short distances, as the 0 mm blasting makes the heel lower than in most shoes in which we otherwise travel. This means that the calf muscles are more stressed, which can initially cause muscle pain. In the long term, barefoot shoes are very healthy for our feet, because they train not only our calf muscles, but also the muscles of the foot, because thanks to the thin sole and the direct feeling of walking the feet must compensate for much more irregularities. Barefoot shoes are your little gym for your feet!
Upper: textile, mesh; midsole: ALTRA EGO; sole: rubber
As usual with ALTRA also the Lone Peak 9+ is a so-called barefoot shoe. Barefoot shoes are characterized by a so-called 0 mm blasting. Blasting denotes the difference in height between the forefoot and heel. In most common shoes, we are with the heel higher above the ground than with the forefoot. With barefoot shoes there is no such difference in height, since when we are barefoot we are standing equally above the ground with each area of the foot.
Newcomers in the field of barefoot shoes should start slowly and with short distances, as the 0 mm blasting makes the heel lower than in most shoes in which we otherwise travel. This means that the calf muscles are more stressed, which can initially cause muscle pain. In the long term, barefoot shoes are very healthy for our feet, because they train not only our calf muscles, but also the muscles of the foot, because thanks to the thin sole and the direct feeling of walking the feet must compensate for much more irregularities. Barefoot shoes are your little gym for your feet!
Upper: textile, mesh; midsole: ALTRA EGO; sole: rubber