There may not even be a trail to the places you want to go. With 30 years experience making comfortable, durable hiking boots, Merrell will equip you to tackle terrain less traveled- every step of the way. Merrell designs build in cutting- edge performance and support for confident footing that would make any mountain goat proud.
Merrell Chameleon Arc 2 Rival Womens Boots Features:
- Combination construction delivers stability in the heel and flexibility in the forefoot.
- Waterproof full grain and nubuck leather.
- Waterproof membrane provides impermeable but breathable barrier.
- Ortholite anatomical footbed.
- Compression moulded EVA footframe provides cushioning.
- Moulde nylon arch shank.
- Merrell Q-form comfort midsole provides women's specific stride-sequenced cushioning.
- Merrell air cushion in the heel absorbs shock and adds stability.
- 5.5mm sole lug depth.
- Vibram Chameleon Arc 2 Sole/TC5+ Rubber
Vibram: Keen proudly equip nearly all their multi-sport and hiking shoes with Vibram outsoles for two reasons. First, no company does a better job of creating lug patterns that provide stability in all conditions, with no lugs placed under the arch, so your foot flexes more naturally for greater comfort. Second, they've created two advanced rubber compound- Trek and TC5+ - that provides sure traction on both wet and dry surfaces in even the most extreme temperatures.
Ortholite: Ortholite comfort foam insoles provides out-of-the-box comfort for longer than any footbed, thanks to a special open cell polyurethane that retains 95% of its cushioning after the first year, far exceeding the 30% offered by the traditional EVA footbeds. The open cell structure also let air pass through, which allows odour- and blister- causing moisture to evaporate. And as a finishing touch, an environmentally friendly biocide is added to combat microbes.
Q-Form Comfort: It's a fact that women are anatomically and biomechanically different from men. Unfortunately, these differences are all too often ignored. Working with Sport Biomechanics, Inc, a leading medicine organization, keen spent years studying how these differences contributed to discomfort and in some cases injury for women wearing men's shoes. So keen specifically engineered the midsoles in their women's shoes to provide the proper support, cushioning, and corrective positioning women need to make possible a more balanced, natural stride that ensures longer lasting comfort and reduced wear for each shoe.