"To begin with, I should present a little about myself. I was before this year an occasional hiker, which meant that the times I did go hiking, it was in my cross-trainer sneakers. However, I have developed a recurring foot injury (plantar fasciitis).
This injury is exasperated by sever pronation of the foot. Thus, flexible shoes are not as comfortable as stiffer boots, as the flex allows for the foot to over-pronate, causing stress to the plantar tendon.
Which brings me to the LL Bean Gore-Tex Mountain