The Raptor has been a favorite and best seller at the Summit Hut! A few of the details that have been important to our staff and customers: Great Fit - especially for mid to low volume feet this does a great job of locking your foot into place inside the shoe, this is incredibly important to keep you stable on the trail and comfortable on long downhills. Great Outsole: Enough/deep enough lugs to be useful in mud and sticky enough to have good grip on a rocky trail. Great Protection: Good toe protection, synthetic overlays on the sides, good cushion and good protection for the bottom of your feet. La Sportiva says: Clamp down the laces and get ready to fly! The Raptor is the latest beast in our quiver of aggressive technical trail shoes. Sticky FriXion rubber outsoles grip the rock like a climbing shoe and the flexible TPU lacing harness is secure and stable on variable terrain. The wrap around toe bumper lets you rest at ease as you cruise through leaf-laden trails littered with hidden obstacles. An excellent lightweight technical trail shoe perfect for every type of terrain. |