“As someone who has climbed mountains, I’ve had to improve the grip on the bottom of a shoe or two,” Michael Sawyer of UltimateKilimanjaro.com says with a laugh. “Just take a rock, nail file or ...

Just when you need your shoes to do their job, their heels and soles start to break off. Add to that the widespread sense that many product makers are skimping on quality these days to save an extra ...

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Thousands of miles across rugged terrain in the backcountry can quickly wear out a shoe’s sole — but instead of replacing an entire pair of shoes that are in otherwise good condition, why not just ...

Navigating the workshop of Jim’s Shoe Doctor is a hazard for the inexperienced. Strips of leather and spare soles stack up next to imposing machinery and scraps on the floor. Mike Summers barely even ...