Review: Bestard Canyon Guide
Posted: Wed 15 May, 2013 4:22 pmFor the last year of two I’ve been on the search for the perfect canyoning shoe. Seeking out the right balance between exceptionally grippy sole and hard wearing rubber, between strength, support and comfort, and for a shoe that works equally well on long, hard, scrubby walk-ins as it does in a slippery, wet, aquatic canyon setting.
Now the Bestard Canyon Guide might not quite reach that lofty pinnacle, but it is by far the best all-round canyoning shoe that I’ve tested so far. Sure, it has a few minor flaws but I think it’s fair to say I’ve totally fallen in love with these shoes (now to convince an Australian retailer to stock them…).
While it is primarily a canyoning shoe, the company markets it for a range of other activities where slippery or wet conditions are met, like caving, rafting, kayaking, or even bushwalking in wet / muddy environments (perhaps it's worth a try on certain Tassie tracks!). It's also the only canyoning shoe with a specific model for women.
I’ve given this shoe an extremely hard workout during the review process — far tougher than we have for any other brand — because I’m still trying to find a major flaw. Over the last canyoning season, my pair did somewhere in the vicinity of 60 canyons — everything from easy day trips to multi-day epics — and they’ve still got a little life left in them.
Full review: http://fatcanyoners.org/bush-guide/best ... yon-guide/
Now the Bestard Canyon Guide might not quite reach that lofty pinnacle, but it is by far the best all-round canyoning shoe that I’ve tested so far. Sure, it has a few minor flaws but I think it’s fair to say I’ve totally fallen in love with these shoes (now to convince an Australian retailer to stock them…).
While it is primarily a canyoning shoe, the company markets it for a range of other activities where slippery or wet conditions are met, like caving, rafting, kayaking, or even bushwalking in wet / muddy environments (perhaps it's worth a try on certain Tassie tracks!). It's also the only canyoning shoe with a specific model for women.
I’ve given this shoe an extremely hard workout during the review process — far tougher than we have for any other brand — because I’m still trying to find a major flaw. Over the last canyoning season, my pair did somewhere in the vicinity of 60 canyons — everything from easy day trips to multi-day epics — and they’ve still got a little life left in them.
Full review: http://fatcanyoners.org/bush-guide/best ... yon-guide/
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