Common Soles

Common Soles, which recently launched a line of women’s flip-flops made by factory workers in India, donates 4 percent of sales to buy school books…

K-Swiss Run One miSOUL Shoe

In seconds, a runner can switch between the K-Swiss Run One’s included insoles to alter the shoe’s performance on the road. They are touted to…

Running Gait Analysis

A gait-analysis test dissects stride and form to unlock a runner’s anatomical potential — or at least tell you which type of shoe to wear.

UK Gear PT-03 Desert Shoe

Made for the “hottest and most arid of environments” on the planet, UK Gear’s Desert Shoes are a unique entry into the genre of outdoors-oriented…

Teva Gnar Shoe Review

Out of the box, the Gnar appears to be a sneaker. But take a close look and you’ll see drain vents throughout the upper and…

Pearl Izumi SyncroSeek III WRX

Trail-running shoes perform a tricky balancing act. They need to be light, agile, and cushioned for miles of fast trails, so they can’t simply be…

Hi-Tec V-Lite Altitude Ultra

Waterproof-breathable boots are nothing new in the outdoors industry. But Hi-Tec has partnered with a U.K.-based defense company on its latest leather boots to incorporate…

Gear Preview: Wenger Footwear Line

Touting Swiss Army Knife attributes, Wenger has launched a footwear line with several innovative and adaptable touches, including a rubber sole that adjusts stiffness and…

Inov-8 Debrisoc Column

Walk a mile through any woods, run down a ragged trail, and the chance of collecting a twig or pebble in your shoe is fairly…

Zinetic Pocket Slippers

“Boots off. Happy on.” That’s Zinetic Inc.’s slogan for its line of unisex pocket slippers for the outdoors. Kind of (somehow) sexy sounding I thought…

Kahtoola MICROSpikes

Yes, these are crampons. Well, sort of. Pedestrian crampons. But with 10 spikes, each one 3/8-inch long, and made of stainless steel, the Kahtoola MICROSpikes…

Gear Review — Inov-8 Debrisoc

6 hours, 59 minutes, 55 seconds. That was Team Gear Junkie’s time at Saturday’s MNOC Adventure Race, a run/bike/paddle competition in east-central Minnesota, where some…

River Shoes (Keen and Mion)

The esoteric nature of water sports like canyoneering, rafting, riverboarding, and whitewater swimming calls for equally esoteric footwear. Indeed, to acquiesce with eddies and tumbling…

Salomon Space Boot

The Aspen Boot from Salomon employs a material that’s been used in space suits and is approved by NASA. Called Spaceloft, the fabric permits thinner…

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