Trekkers often don’t understand the importance of having proper trekking shoes or boots for a trek. We see them sometimes showing up with sports shoes/sandals. While on easy treks and in good weather, trekkers can complete the trek in sports shoes, most times, that is not the case.

Not having good trekking shoes can sometimes lead to serious injuries. You may twist your ankle, you may slip on icy surfaces and more often than not, you may be left without a shoe if your sole comes off from a regular sports shoe.

Here’s where boots comes in:

1) A trekking boot is purposely made to be hard and rigid with a hard outsole. This is done so that you do not feel the rocks and pebbles under your feet which won’t be the case in regular sport shoes.

2)Secondly, trekking shoes with mid ankle length protect your ankle from serious injuries without you even realizing it. On any given day of trekking, your ankle twists a bit because of a wrong step multiple times. With trekking boots that come with good ankle support, it happens in a fraction of second without any major impact.

3)Lastly, trekking boots give you the confidence to walk on unfamiliar terrain because they are designed in such a way that they increase traction of your feet. Without you realizing, they make it easiest for your body to move on with confidence. Being able to walk without fear of slipping adds a lot to the entire trekking experience.

The details of each boot size are as follows: