The first step to making your break-in period as easy as possible is finding a pair of hiking boots that have a comfortable ...

One slip is all it takes to send you to the hospital, so wear crampons over your boots if that’s not an adventure you want to take. Use your best judgment, but I might opt for my hiking boots if ...

It all adds up to a they-thought-of-everything hiking boot with a striking design. “All I wear are Merrell shoes. I have more than 10 pairs,” wrote one happy customer and highly qualified reviewers.

After a long, dark winter, spring’s warmer weather and longer days kindle a new motivation to get out in the hills and ...

At two pounds per pair, they're heavier than trail runners, but they offer better ankle stability and warmth without feeling ...

“In the old days when you bought hiking boots you’d have to wear them around your neighborhood before the hike, to be confident you wouldn’t get blisters,” says Cris Hazzard of HikingGuy.com.

“I also really like silhouettes I could wear off the trail too.” Of course, hiking boots would be useless without traction, adds Jack Hill, a product designer based in Los Angeles, California.

Even if you’re not a metalhead, a sturdy pair of combat or hiking boots with thick treads are worth working into your concert outfit, especially if you’re headed to an outdoor venue.

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Basically, what more could you ask for? Even the coolest hiking boots can be a little intimidating to wear outside of its natural environment. For fear of being outed as a poser or failing to live ...