The soles of the Mionshoes
are rounded and siped with a grippy rubber material. I reject all
hiking shoes that do not have a rounded edge on the sole. Shoes with
sharp edges are dangerous to the ankles. There is no opportunity for
recovery on a misstep or badly placed foot on a rock when a shoe with a
sharp edge goes from a its stable position on the bottom of the shoe to
the only other stable position which is 90 degrees on the side of the
foot. Especially when carrying a backpack, even an ultralight backpack
as I had on the Appalachian trail, a rounded edge will give a slower
rolling response to an uneven surface than the quick snap of a sharp
edged shoe. Low top shoes have no ankle support so a rounded edge is
absolutely required.Two rows of little blue dots go down each
side of the sole. I don't know if they have any function, as do the
blue dots on the top of the shoe which anchor the lace cord and tighten
the laces.
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