Oboz Sawtooth Mid
For half a year, Outside's team of four testers considered some 70 pairs of light hikers, tromping about six states and Tanzania's Rift Valley. Two Oboz styles prevailed --- the Contour in the 2010 Buyer's Guide, and the Sawtooth Mid was the footwear of choice in June's "Essentials, Hiking a Fourteener." Editor Justin Nyberg writes:

"Bomber, yes. But Oboz's waterproof Sawtooth Mid feels remarkably sprightly on the trail."