{"id":11769,"date":"2017-08-24T03:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/?p=11769"},"modified":"2017-08-24T03:00:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T09:00:46","slug":"ask-me-how-do-i-stop-getting-battered-toes-when-hiking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/ask-me-how-do-i-stop-getting-battered-toes-when-hiking\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Me: How Do I Stop Getting Battered Toes When Hiking?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\tMike,<\/p>\n
I know this is a really random question, but when descending mountain trails my big toes suffer immensely. Besides tying the laces up really tight, is there a trick to protecting them without losing a toenail or having them feel beat up?<\/p>\n
Geoff
\nRexburg, ID<\/p>\n
Hi Geoff,<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not an uncommon problem. It\u2019s probably that your boots don\u2019t fit quite right. Does your heel or midfoot move around at all when you hike? Does your heel slip even the slightest? Do your toes slam into the front of the boots?<\/p>\n
If you have narrow feet or the boots are otherwise just kind of wide or big for your feet, and your feet slip even slightly, over the course of several miles your toes can take a beating\u2014especially going downhill, of course. One way to check the fit is to see whether, when you tighten the laces up, those laces are snugged about as tight as you can make them; in other words, you wouldn\u2019t be able to snug the laces tighter over the boot no matter what size your feet were. If you\u2019re maxing out the lacing, the boots are too big for your feet.<\/p>\n
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