Nike relaunched the Pegasus Trail under its ACG banner in spring 2026, another turn of a series that has long been one of its most popular road-to-trail shoes. This version brought more ReactX foam, a new All Terrain Compound 2.0…
I had been planning to try the Ultra Raptor 3 since it launched at the beginning of this year. Yet here we are in August, and I am only now sitting down to write the La Sportiva Ultra Raptor 3…
The Teva Hurricane XLT3 arrived in 2025 as the successor to a longtime favorite, and it had plenty to live up to. For years, the Teva Hurricane XLT2 had been the affordable, nimble water sandal people bought without a second…
HOKA released the Challenger 8 in autumn 2025, another turn of a series that has long been one of its most popular door-to-trail shoes. This version brought more cushion and a roomier forefoot, raised the drop from the 7, and…
Early this June, the team headed to the Bulgarian mountains for a two-day hut-to-hut hike. I had just bought the Nike Wildhorse 10, so it felt like the right time to put them to the test. I’m moving up from…
The Lowa Innox Pro GTX Mid is sold as a “door-to-trail” boot: light enough to feel like a shoe, but with a mid cuff and a GORE-TEX lining for when the trail gets wet. That promise is exactly the kind…
The Altra Experience Wild 3 is built as a road-to-trail crossover, but I wanted to see how it held up when the trail turned more technical and doubled as a lightweight day-hiking shoe. So I put that to the test…
Throughout the years, I’ve invested a lot of time in finding the ideal hiking boots that match my personal style. I’ve experimented with a range of options—from traditional leather to lighter, modern alternatives—in search of the perfect mix of comfort,…
The KEEN Targhee IV Mid is built as a do-it-all hiking boot, and KEEN has spent two decades telling people the Targhee will outlast everything else in the rack. I wanted to find out where that holds and where it…
