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[quote=Anonymous]What are you using them for?

Unless you're going to be mountaineering with crampons, skip the high ankle boots and just get a pair of trail runners. I switched over about 10 years ago and have had no problems, even on multi day / week backpacking trips.  I've since made it even better on my feet by trying to go as lightweight as possible, but did a 10 day stint in the high sierras with a somewhat more traditional setup where my pack probably weighed 40-50lbs (or more) to start and had no issues.  Though I did use hiking poles as well.  But trail runners + hiking poles is definitely my combo of choice.

As for specific shoes - I think the best brand/model for each person varies depending on your feet.  But for me I'm looking to get my 5th pair of Vasques (in 
over a decade) because each pair have been so good to my feet.  Can't remember exactly which shoe I've got, but something like the Velocity:
http://www.vasque.com/vasque-shoe/7555-vasque/7555-vasque-womens-velocity-2.0-bungeecord-sharpgreen[/quote]

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