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Vertex Alpine Update

It's been the season of my life and I would NOT have accomplished even a fraction of the success I had if not for a shoe like the Vertex Alpine or Camp 4! This video is broken down in to 3 parts: 1. (First 5.5 minutes): STICKY RUBBER DOES NOT MEAN POOR DURABILITY!!! in the first 5.5 minutes of this video, I disclose the # of miles I've put on my Vertex Alpines (which STILL have life left... in fact, I've already logged 10 more miles beyond what I've disclosed in this video!). The amount of miles I've put on this shoe would be impressive if done on a car-drivable dirt road... but in my case, the mileage was ALL put on during HARDCORE, mostly off-trail hiking (peak-bagging) adventures... and this season, I did a decent #, of hikes/peaks on RAZOR SHARP limestone that tends to eat up any kind of soles! The durability of the soles of this shoe would surely impress the most frugal of shoe shoppers. I also show a couple of pairs of my Five Ten Camp Four with an impressive amount of mileage (ALL put on during HARDCORE adventures) yet impressively MILD wear on the lugs. TAKE HOME: HIKING / APPROACH SHOE COMPANIES NEED TO: a) GET OFF THE FUCKING BANWAGON & STOP BRAINWASHING PEOPLE THAT STICKY RUBBER = POOR DURABILITY! b) START OFFERING SOME HIKING/APPROACH SHOES WITH RUBBER THAT IS ACTUALLY STICKY (cuz Vibram MegaGrip - aka "MegaSlip" sure as shit ain't sticky rubber). 2. (~5.5 min - 11 min mark): VIBRAM XS FLASH 2.0 (i.e. the soles of the Arc'Teryx Vertex Alpine): have a severe short coming with regard to grip (stickiness) that could literally get someone killed or seriously injured. I discuss this severe shortcoming, as well as situations where the grip of the Vertex Alpine / Vibram XS Flash 2.0 rubber is similar to the LEGENDARY, SUPER STICKY STEALTH rubber (i.e. the Five Ten Camp Four). IMPORTANT NOTE: Despite the shortcoming of the Vertex Alpine's grip (stickiness) on certain rock types, the Vibram XS Flash 2.0 is still WAY BETTER than Vibram MegaGrip (MegaSlip); and at the very least, it's a much needed step up in a hiking/approach shoe that offers the FULL PACKAGE (i.e. top notch grip, top notch traction, super honest footfall, perfect amount of stiffness/flex underfoot). 3. Finally, the remainder of the video covers the MANY modifications I did to FINALLY, FULLY overcome the myriad of design-related fit issues. I won't bother detailing everything here, since I've covered most of the issues and workarounds in other videos, but there were 2 NEW "modifications" that I'm not sure I've mentioned previously; BOTH of which proved CRITICAL for me in terms of FULL elimination of pain/discomfort (near the pinky toe due to the hard shell of the shoe); thus, I'll outline these here: a) Creating a bulge: basically by jamming *padding (*anything from Dr. Scholl's Molefoam, to silicone shoe pads to even cut up pieces of old PJs) and inserting padding of choice between the hardshell of the shoe & the built in sock). More specifically, you want to insert the padding in an area where: i) there are NO issues; ii) about 1/2 to 1.5" away from the area that is having issues. The reason for this is: you essentially need to insert enough padding just shy of the problem area such that it then creates a 'bulge' in the hardshell, thereby slightly lifting the hardshell up & away from putting pressure on the toes/foot in the problem area. NOTE: for me personally, I used this technique on BOTH sides... for my right foot, things were all hunky dory after this; but for my left foot, I was still getting some uncomfortable pressure... but implementation of b) below did the trick in being able to get FULL relief! b) Basic shoe lacing technique: it's a bit hard to describe... (if a picture's worth 1000 words, a video demonstration is worth 10,000!) so just watch the video for the technique and it should be very clear. I'll describe here, the 'method to the madness' (i.e. WHY such a technique has been FAIL PROOF for me!): as I think I mentioned previously, simply loosening the shoelaces (down by the toes) WILL provide relief [of the hardshell putting pressure on the toes]... but the PROBLEM with this seemingly logical solution is: within just a few steps of walking, the shoelaces automatically redistribute the tension (giving you all of about 10-15 steps of relief, before the hardshell is once again choking your toes). However, the shoe lacing technique I describe in the video makes it IMPOSSIBLE for the damn lacing system to do this... basically, YOU set the desired looseness / tightness down by the toe area; and then use the technique described in the video, and the amount of tension in the laces will FINALLY stay the hell put and NOT automatically re-distribute itself.