u/olivierw81

I used my Olympus 5 for two multiday hikes. Mixed rough, rocky, mountain terrain with road walking. Loaded with a heavy backpack.

I have the impression, the last few days of hiking, i got foot fatigue and sore ball of foot much faster and more severe.

When i do daywalks now, i get sore feet after only a few hours.

The insoles is flat and dead, that i can replace. But can the midsole be dead too? Or would just new insoles revive them?

Hello,

I was wondering. Are shops and restaurants in courmayeur closing on Sundays? Or are they open 7/7 in high season? Or is there another closing day?

Since we will leave soon to do the trail. And we will be camping all the way, and i rely on courmayeur to restock most foods.

In my current planning i noticed we would pass through courmayeur on a Sunday.

So maybe it would be better to start one day earlier or later. We can easily adjust our schedule.

Does this packing list and baseweight look realistic?
some items are set at amount 0, because i won't take them most probably.
food is not prepared yet. so has to be added. but i will only be taking like 3 days worth of food, the rest i will try to buy on the trail.
i'm hiking with my daughter in a couple of weeks, this is just my pack. my daughters will be a lot lighter.
we will be camping all the way. no refuges.
https://lighterpack.com/r/iexslh

any suggestions or remarks are highly appreciated, thanks.

Hello,

Im new to this group and would like some advice.

Every year i make two big hikes (+150km, about 8-10 days) with my daughter.

A few years ago i got an operation in my knee. And it started to hurt during hikes.

Last year, i switched to Altra Olympus shoes, i love them, and during our last two hikes, i had zero knee pain.

But i noticed a new problem. About three days into the hike, i get a burning pain in the ball of my foot. I suppose im not used to the lower cushioning.

Also, when i gently squeeze my footbones right under the toes, it hurts immensly.

Last hike took about 3 months of pain to recover to normal.

I have a new hike coming up, so i tried some things during training walks.

I tried metatarsal pads and different insoles.

With the insoles, i get the impression the shoes get too tight in height. The wife toebox is wide, but not high enough for insoles.

And the pads, everyone praises them, but after one day of walking with them, they hurt like there's a stone in my shoe.

And yes, i placed them on different spots and made sure they were behind the balls of the foot, not under.

When i use insoles with extra gel padding under the ball, i need to remove the original thin Altra insoles, but i dont feel a difference then. Like i just replaced the padding, not adding.

I cant seem to find a good preventive sollution

This situation makes me scared to start the hike again, but im so looking forward to it.

So ANY advice, suggestions are welcome.