When wild places and unknown paths call, you need a backpacking shoe designed for adventures. With premium Nubuck leather, GORE-TEX protection and a higher cut, the QUEST ELEMENT GORE-TEX protects you from obstacles and the elements. While the lightweight construction and stabilizing chassis keep you agile at every step.

Benefits

Athletic inspiration: A backpacking shoe that draws on the lightness and flexibility of our iconic QUEST model.

All-terrain stability: The patented ADV-C chassis keeps you stable on uneven terrain – the tougher the better.

Outdoor essentials: Be ready anything with durable nubuck leather, a Gore-Tex membrane and higher, more protective cut.

Features

• Mud Contagrip®: Built for maximum grip on loose, soft, rugged, and uneven surfaces, Mud Contagrip® uses deep, sharp lugs made from a compound that focuses on adhesion.
• Advanced Chassis™: Advanced Chassis™ is a molded insert embedded in the outsole. Providing strong lateral support and reassuring protection, it also delivers optimal mobility and flexibility.
• GORE-TEX: GORE-TEX keeps your feet dry -from the outside as well as from the inside.
• EnergyCell: A high performance EVA foam that provides shock attenuation.
• Nubuck leather: Quality full-grain leather material for longer wear and durability.
• Water Repellent: A special treatment is applied to provide extra protection, ensuring that the fabric does not absorb water during light rain and showers.
• Textile lining: A soft, breathable lining for extreme comfort.
• Molded OrthoLite® sockliner: Molded to match the contours of your foot, this OrthoLite® insole provides superior cushioning, breathability and durability, to upgrade the comfort and performance of your shoe.
• Lace locker: A locking eyelet between the forefoot and ankle eyelets that locks the laces in place, enabling independent and precise adjustment.
• Regular laces: Traditional lacing system with eyelets.

Details

• Inlay sole: Textile
• Lining: Textile
• Outsole: Rubber
• Upper: Leather MCL
• Drop: 10 in mm
• Heel stack height: 6.5 mm
• Forefoot stack height: 16.5 mm
• Weight: 545 g
• Lacing system: egular laces
• Waterproofness: GORE-TEX