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Altra Mont Blanc

 

Looking to change shoes for my JMT hike this summer. I have used Altra Lone Peak for the past several years but would like a stiffer sole. Does anyone have experience with the Altra Mont Blanc? How does it differ from the Altra Olympus?
Thx!
Larry
 

Hi Larry,
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I have used Lone Peak?4.0 in the past 3 years, and tried Topo Terraventure 3 for my Kilimanjaro hike 3 months ago with good success. But just for 7 days. The have better rock protection than the Altras. If I can come back to the Sierra this summer I will use them, too.
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Henning
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Looking to change shoes for my JMT hike this summer. I have used Altra Lone Peak for the past several years but would like a stiffer sole. Does anyone have experience with the Altra Mont Blanc? How does it differ from the Altra Olympus?
Thx!
Larry

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Thanks Henning ... I'll check out the?Topo Terraventure ... do they have a wide toe box like the Lone Peak?
 

Yes, it has. See attached photo.
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Henning
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Thanks Henning ... I'll check out the?Topo Terraventure ... do they have a wide toe box like the Lone Peak?

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Altra_vs_Topo.jpg

 

+1 on the switch from Altra -> Topo. I'm on my second pair of Topos now and I'm never looking back. I was a huge Altra fan but I feel like their quality has gone down, and more importantly I think they make too much of zero drop ¡ª the toe box is the secret sauce, while zero drop doesn't work for a lot of people. (Note that Topo does offer some zero drop shoes, but they're the minority of their total line.) Switching to Topo let me keep hiking in running shoes while not making my achilles unhappy.

My first Topos were the MTN Racer, which were great (aside from the red+orange color scheme). Now I'm using the?Ultraventure Pro and they're also great. Not noticeably more stiff than the MTN Racer (what I was going for), but both are much, much more supportive than any Altras I ever used.
 

The TOPOs seem to last longer than the Altras. My toe kept popping through after 200 miles on the Altras and the TOPOs go much longer before wearing out.?

On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 1:48 PM Ryan <ryanwilsonjames@...> wrote:
+1 on the switch from Altra -> Topo. I'm on my second pair of Topos now and I'm never looking back. I was a huge Altra fan but I feel like their quality has gone down, and more importantly I think they make too much of zero drop ¡ª the toe box is the secret sauce, while zero drop doesn't work for a lot of people. (Note that Topo does offer some zero drop shoes, but they're the minority of their total line.) Switching to Topo let me keep hiking in running shoes while not making my achilles unhappy.

My first Topos were the MTN Racer, which were great (aside from the red+orange color scheme). Now I'm using the?Ultraventure Pro and they're also great. Not noticeably more stiff than the MTN Racer (what I was going for), but both are much, much more supportive than any Altras I ever used.
 

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How would you compare Topos with Hoka? I have used the Stinson and the Speedgoat
Kathy


On Mar 26, 2022, at 11:44 AM, Andrew Paisley <andrew.paisley866@...> wrote:

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The TOPOs seem to last longer than the Altras. My toe kept popping through after 200 miles on the Altras and the TOPOs go much longer before wearing out.?

On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 1:48 PM Ryan <ryanwilsonjames@...> wrote:
+1 on the switch from Altra -> Topo. I'm on my second pair of Topos now and I'm never looking back. I was a huge Altra fan but I feel like their quality has gone down, and more importantly I think they make too much of zero drop ¡ª the toe box is the secret sauce, while zero drop doesn't work for a lot of people. (Note that Topo does offer some zero drop shoes, but they're the minority of their total line.) Switching to Topo let me keep hiking in running shoes while not making my achilles unhappy.

My first Topos were the MTN Racer, which were great (aside from the red+orange color scheme). Now I'm using the?Ultraventure Pro and they're also great. Not noticeably more stiff than the MTN Racer (what I was going for), but both are much, much more supportive than any Altras I ever used.

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