The Zamberlan Muir is a low-cut approach shoe that earned its place on our feet. On hilly, rock-strewn paths, the sticky rubber outsole gripped confidently and the midsole supported us across uneven ground. The clean look carried over to errands and dinners out. Our only complaint is the thin laces, which were hard to cinch tight. Read our review to see how the Muir performed.
Anyone who has logged serious miles in a pair of hiking boots knows the insole that comes stock in most footwear is an afterthought, not a foundation. It’s thin and it does almost nothing to stabilize your foot on loose rock, root-covered singletrack, or a steep, uneven descent. That’s the gap Superfeet Insoles has been filling for decades. We recently put four of their most popular insoles through real trail time to see which ones actually earn a permanent spot in our boots.
There’s a long-running argument in the hiking footwear world: do you lace up trail runners for speed and lightness, or reach for a proper hiking shoe when the terrain gets serious? For years, the answer depended on what you were willing to sacrifice. Go fast and light, and you give up support and durability. Did Zamberlan unlock a secret code with the ExoTrail GTX? That is what we aim to find out in this review.
There is a small shop tucked into the Mount Washington Valley town of Intervale, New Hampshire, where a family has been making boots by hand for over a century. No fast fashion. No outsourced manufacturing. No corners cut. Just leather, skill, and a stubborn commitment to doing things the right way — the same way they have been done since 1919. This is the story of Limmer Boots, one of the most remarkable American footwear companies you may have never heard of, and one of the very few that still genuinely deserves the word “legendary.”
