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JOIN NOWAverage Weight: Women's 272g / Men's 309g
Stack Heights: 29mm and 19mm
Heel-to-toe Drop: 10mm
Lug Depth: 6mm
Supportive and cushioned with excellent grip for fell, trails, hills and mountains.
All round an excellent shoe for logging miles and miles of trail and hill running.
Personal point but I had to size up a half size from my regular size. I may have got away with my normal size but I often use thicker Sealskinz waterproof socks on winter hill and trail expeditions!
Cushioning was good on hard pack trails and even on rocky stretches, no discomfort from underfoot, jaggy rocks.
The spiral tongue lacing system is certainly innovative and is a variation of La Sportiva’s tongue design from their popular climbing shoes. Combined with the integrated lacing system, it gives an amazingly snug yet supportive feel around the mid foot. You certainly felt secure on uneven ground or when cambering across a slope.
Grip was never an issue. Admittedly I am not as fast these days but all muddy trails I kept upright, as I did on all steep grassy slopes encountered.
The x-friction rubber compound has so far been great on wet, slab rock. Absolutely fine too on fresh snow on the upper reaches of the Munro hike.
Although they come in a little heavier than some trail shoes, they really are built to last and I am happy with that trade off for miles of trundling in training. All in all, the Mutants have become like a couple of old friends already.
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