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Salomon are at it again, reinventing the wheel and adding lashings of knit and trainer-like energy to their hiking...
Etnies Culvert are some of the best-looking mountain bike shoes out there, but can the performance match the style?
Keen are jumping feet first into the fast and light hiking boot market with their new NXIS Evo mid.
Muck Boot mostly make wellies, with the Apex Lace Up being their first stab at a walking boot/wellie crossover. We try...
About as classic a leather boot as you could get, Zamberlan’s GTX RR are ideal for UK hill walking.
We review the latest Mojito, Scarpa's first fully biodegradable product
Merrell's Moab Speed adds some oomph to the original and much-loved Moab. Find out what we thought of them.
Craghoppers' new Kiwi Trek boots combine leather styling and comfort from the get-go.
Salomon have created a truly versatile outdoor shoe in the OUTline Prism, we put it to the test.
Merrell's new Zion mid walking boots are almost impossibly lightweight but are they any good at hacking through muddy...
We hit the hiking trails in Zamberlan's bestselling hill walking boot, the Ultra Lite GT RR.
Born in Bavaria, the Belorado II could just be the ideal walking boots for mixed terrain. Read the review to find out...
Walking boots but not as you know them, read the review to find out what we thought of Adidas' Terrex Free Hiker.
We test Keen's new mid version of their popular Venture, find out what we thought in our review.
On test, the La Sportiva TX4 Mid GTX boot delivers more than it should: sturdy, robust and up for the job.
