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Lowa Jannu Lo Hiking Shoe - Men's

Lowa Jannu Lo Hiking Shoe - Men's description

Thanks to a plush feel that puts most other hiking shoes to shame, the Lowa Men's Jannu Lo won Outside Magazine's Gear of the Year Award. Split leather uppers, leather linings, SPS cushioning support zonesyeah, you could say these shoes feel comfortable. Even when you cross the 20-mile mark on your trip and have yet to shrug off your 50lb pack, your feet still feel great inside the Jannu Lo Hiking Shoes. La Sportiva finished off the features with a Vibram Pinto sole that provides top notch traction even on steep, loose terrain.

Bottom Line: Treat your feet right.

My pair of Lowas kept my feet dry traversing downpours on Machu Picchu and mud infested islands on the Amazon. A great pair of shoes!

This is the same shoe as the one listed elsewhere on the site. This is what you need to know: if people like Wayne Gregory say this is the shoe they never hike without, you know it's a damn good shoe (that guy hikes about 6 days a week, no joke). The Jannu Lo wears like a boot: the vibram sole is very sturdy and the lugs give ridiculous traction. I was recently on a hike where we descended a very steep slope (about 70% grade) and others were sliding and tripping down. Not I: straight down, no slips. These things have *great* traction. After breaking them in for about 14 days, they wear like a dream. I use an after market insole and find that helps my medium/low volume foot avoid heel slippage. So, the bottom line is this: these are very comfortable, superbly constructed shoes that perform like heavy duty boots. 9 out of 10 times (even on three/four day trips) this is what I wear into the backcountry. Backcountry only carries brown and black (brown is the money shot), but there are other colors available (including gray, blue and orange).