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Lil-Rokslider
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The thing that I dislike about Topos and Altras is the stack height. In my opinion, the two things that make people want more ankle support is stack height and weak ankles. The former leads to instability and promotes ankle rolling. Wearing heavy ankle support just makes your ankles weaker. I wore wildland fire boots and stiff mountain boots daily for 25ish years and it left my feet and ankles a mess. I’m two years out of that and I can’t remember the last time I rolled an ankle. The Tracker ESCs that I largely wear now are ankle high. But I don’t lace them tightly so it’s not for support. It’s just to reduce the amount of debris that gets into them.
I personally have not had any problems with the stack heights - my Topos especially seems so wide I'm not sure I could tip 'em over! When I first got my previous Trailventures I felt like they were pretty "marshmellowy" and like the stack might be too much re. groundfeel, but I ended up really, really liking them - the grip was nuts. My current Trailventures have a bit less stack, definitely much firmer, and don't seem to grab onto the ground as well. Noticed yesterday they are starting to breakdown (well into 2nd year) on the uppers where my toes flex...like has happened quickly on all my Altras.