Tecnica Hiking Boots Review

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Tecnica hiking boots review.

It makes for a very comfortable fit. That said first long hike on steep terrain yielded no blisters and no significant discomfort. That does tecnica by using an oven. Tecnica s plasma s uses technology similar to ski boots to thermo mold to a specific foot s shape.

The boot is comfortable and cushioned right out of the box and very supportive. Scarpa brought the zodiac as close as it could to a mountaineering boot without crossing the line and the result is a hiking boot packed with versatility. The boot is comfortable lightweight and has a surprisingly low profile. Race ski all mountain ski freeride ski freestyle ski mountaineering ski race ski boots freeride ski boots mountaineering ski boots footwear trail shoes hiking shoes trekking shoes.

The special feature of the shoe is that it has no tongue as we normally see it in shoes and that the fit can be adjusted completely to your feet. It performs well on varied terrain protects well and looks pretty good as well in my opinion anyway. The process of getting this boot fitted was quirky to say the least but the result has been seriously impressive. For this review i wore them on adventures around the globe from hiking trails to tarmac in varied.

Ross is a senior review editor at outdoorgearlab and led our hiking boot and hiking shoe testing from 2014 2017. The tecnica forge s gtx is a medium high hiking shoe and suitable for everyday hikes to serious backpacking. He has lived and backpacked in thailand peru and germany with at least 500 miles hiked in each country. The insides of these tecnica boots can be heat molded but due to covid that service wasn t provided at rei so will just have to break them in the old fashioned way.

Since 2014 ross has personally tested more than 50 boots and shoes over 1000 trail miles. The tecnica forge hiking boot is a heat moldable boot integrating technology similar to that which is used in moldable ski boot liners. The forge encourages a shift back to the way retail was done before the days of online shopping as fittings must be done in person.