As someone who's hiked barefoot with pack for weeks on mountain trails in Nepal, I've come to the conclusion that "ankle support" is not what is promises. I hav

As someone who's hiked barefoot with pack for weeks on mountain trails in Nepal, I've come to the conclusion that "ankle support" is not what is promises. I have rolled my ankle often enough when I was younger, but never when hiking or walking barefoot. (Of course there are other dangers, but that is not the point here.) Nowadays I like to hike in five-finger type footwear. Boots have their uses (stomping through the roughest terrain), but you always best off paying attention to what you do in whatever mode you hike around.