Trail running shoes for WHR?

You might like to read what Roger said Here about his trip,it includes a link to his gear list, but Here is a hyper link to it.

I did the Tour du Mont Blanc last summer on similar terrain and split my trail time between a pair of Zamberlan 230 SH Crosser boots (basically a high top GTX trail runner) and a pair of La Sportiva Ultra Raptors. I did not see many people other than those training for the UTMB wearing trail running shoes in the area. The EU folks still seem to really like their heavy leather hiking boots. The trails are well worn and I did not run into anything that would keep me from doing it again in the Ultra Raptors. With that said, the WHR has a higher probability of snow depending on time of year so I'd keep that in mind.

You can definitely do the WHR (well, actually a large part as we combined it with the Tour du Combin) in trailrunners. I did without a problem.
The Trailrocs are fine; I used Roclite 295's.

BTW, I also did the TMB and the WHR is a more difficult trail, but is also more beautifull.

Thank you guys for your valuable answers.

As I see it, there are two things that need consideration:
0) if there will be some snow on the trail (like Dan mentioned)
1) in case of storms, I'll have a rain gear, however my foot will be soaked in water, cold water. And high wind will vent it very well :)

That's why I thought of some GTX trail runners. My Trailrocs seems to be very meshy for such conditions.

Dan & Tom, have you encountered storms, heavy raining while hiking there in trail runners?

Best regards,

Greg.

Yes, we did. Both. And while something waterproof (thus dry thus warm) helps, on sunny days it's just unnecessary,

We had rain, sleet and snow in mid-August, but also 80 degree days. I won't rehash the argument against GTX trail runners. Many, many threads on this site on the issue. If I did either tour again I'd wear non-GTX trail runners and short gaiters if I was not going early or late in the season.