I’m looking for a new trail runner for my backpacking trips this year. Last year I used the Alta Lone Peaks. I did like feeling the ground, especially jumping on boulders on the Washington coast, but my foot would easily kind of slide in them when I needed some extra grip.
I wanted to maybe try the La Sportiva Spire GTX this year. I tried some on and even though they don’t have the wide toe box, they were really comfortable. My concern is the gore-tex. I’ve never backpacked in shoes with gore-tex and I’m afraid that my feet will sweat or something and cause problems. Is this a real concern? Does anyone have experience with this?
For reference both my trips will be at elevation in Washington again so temperatures won’t exceed 60 degrees.

