Customer Reviews Altra Escalante 2

Please bring back the cushiony bottom of the Escalante 1.5 and earlier models. The fit of these is the best yet in my opinion. I had to return them because the sole is too hard and stiff. There was no spring to my run. They even hurt my feet to walk in. They were like walking on wood. For now I will buy every 1.5 model I can find in my size.

Ahhhh :( I have been a loyal escalante lover, both the 1 and 1.5, and I am sad to say I cannot share the same positive vibes about the 2... They actually physically hurt the top of my feet. The structured parts of the vamp are very stiff and puts pressure on my feet really oddly-- the worst offender for me is the bottom of the tongue. It is stitched so tightly and the bonded material is SO hard-- it makes the tops of my feet hurt terribly and I actually start to go numb regardless of how I have the laces. (For what its worth, I do not have a wide foot but do have high arches) The shoe itself feels very different to run in as well. It is not as flexible as the 1 or 1.5 and for some reason I cannot land softly to save my soul/soles. I'm a reliable mid-foot striker and am landing almost flatfooted in these. Super sad about these.

They're just okay. Seems like a downgrade from the 1.5. I've tried really hard to like them and have run 100+ miles in this pair but I can't get used to the stiffness of this shoe. The soles are inflexible and heels dig into my skin. They're alright for short runs (or walks) but I wasn't a fan of these for longer runs. The laces are also too short but that would be an easy fix. I'm just bummed about the changes to my favorite model of Altras.

Went to running store because I wore out my second pair of Escalantes. New upper was stiffer and fit differently, digging into ankle. After a lap or two around the store, the tongue consistently slid down under the laces. Fortunately they had a pair of 1.5 in my size (9.5) on clearance - perfect. I love my Altra Escalantes and worry about what I'll get when 1.5 is no longer available.

I love Altra shoes, including the Escalante....but not this version. Four runs in, and I can tell these are t the same. Stiff/ inflexible, and the tongue bunches up. I feel like my feet are heavy. Very disappointed. Toe box is still great. I will still only run in Altras, but not this shoe.

I loved the 1.5 and I am sad. This version feels stiff and not as soft in the cushion department. Less eyelets make it difficult to lock down my foot.

The original escalante was the best running shoe I have ever found. This new one is so stiff and uncomfortable it destroyed my calves and my feet after only a few runs. I stopped using them over a month ago and I'm still trying to get my legs and feet back to 100%. Please please please go back to the original!!

I've been running in the escalante for years. The new model is stiff and I've have injuries ever since. I'm beyond disappointed in this new stiff, non forgiving shoe. Why did you change an amazing product? I'm in recovery mode and have never endured an injury since this new model. Running is my sanity and I don't have that right now.

I, like many of the others on here had been buying this shoe for years, but then I ignored the reviews of this new version. DON'T be like me. This shoe is terrible. Too stiff and I get a blister EVERY time I wear them. If you're used to the typical Altra, don't get excited, this is not up to their typical quality.

I have run in escalantes since they first came out. It was a no brainer to buy a new pair. This is NOT the same shoe and I couldn't recommend anyone buying it. Even at 50% off. I wore mine to the gym (usually only for running) for 30 minutes and red marks on both feet in the toe box area.

Have been wearing Intuitions for at least the last 5 years, bought the Escalante because Intuitions are no longer made. I could not get my foot in the shoe at all. Not wanting to waste $100+, I gave them to a friend with much narrower feet. They were uncomfortable on her as well. A waste of money. Hoping Altra makes something similar to the Intuitions!

Stiff around ankle. Created blisters on Achilles. Sole to thick, can't feel the ground.

I loved the 1.0 version! The 2.0 doesn't have enough padding around the ankle. Also a very stiff shoe. Go back to original design!

I recently purchased two pairs of the Escalante 2. I hate them! They are too stiff & the restrict my feet. My feet hurt wearing them. I loved the old style. My feet never hurt with the old style. Please bring back the old style.

Love all the previous models. But these feel too stiff, too narrow. Very painful to run in. Even the soles are hard. I thought they would need a "break in" period, but they are still too stiff.

This newer model is both too tight on top, somehow (weird as it's not really too narrow to me) and also too stiff. I am still wearing my two older pairs, as every time I put on the new shoes I walk around the house for five minutes and then take them off again. I wish I had returned them but it's too late now. Please return to the older sizing/styling/design!

Compared to the previous versions, there is nothing great about this product for my feet. The fabric across the upper forefoot is stiff and does not allow my poor, bunion-hampered toes to move like the previous versions. The toe tongue is not adjustable. My metatarsalgia, rendered mute by the previous versions, raised its ugly cry after my first mile. If I hadn't loved previous versions so well, I would not hate this version so much. But the fact is, the previous versions enabled me to run pain-free again, and this version makes me wonder how much longer I'll be able to continue.

I've been running in the Escalante since the first model came out. Don't get me wrong... this iteration is still a good shoe, but it pales in comparison to its older siblings. I ran my first marathon in the earlier models and I cannot imagine the 2.0 holding up to that level of mileage. Pretty please bring back the 1.5!

This shoe is less deep than before. It hurts the top of my foot, so I constantly (and vainly) try to adjust the laces or tongue to decrease the pain. I am very disappointed that the company changed the shoe.

I have to agree with previous reviews. The older versions of the escalante were my shoe! Got me through several marathons. Loved it so much. Perfect weight, feel, everything. Why on earth for the change? Went to go get new pair and there is no way I'm buying the new version. Stiff and uncomfortable. So disappointed. Was already sad as the Altra one's were discontinued. Please go back to original escalante style.

I've run exclusively in Escalantes for years. I recently ordered 2 pairs. They are both extraordinarily stiff. These are in no way as comfortable as the previous version. I'll keep them for walking around the house, but there's no way I can run in these. Please bring back the previous fabric.