trying to decide on a shoe for a backpacking trip where i’ll also be doing via ferrata. Planning on Alta via 1 in the summer over 7 days of hiking but will be going off the trail for a couple days to do some fairly serious via ferrata but am unsure of what shoes to wear. I usually get painful feet after a few days of hiking so have been thinking about getting some good trail shoes as i’ve heard they’re better (have been looking at the la sportiva ultra-raptor 2). However, i have my reservations about this due to the via ferrata part of the trip so im wondering if a pair of approach shoes such as the la sportiva tx4 or tx5 ( the low/shoe versions) would be better for me. But i’ve also heard approach shoes can be painful after a few days of hiking which i want to avoid at all costs. Can anyone give me any advice or recommendations of which shoes to get?
cheers