Customer Reviews Altra Escalante 4

The shoes are great but I have been wearing daily for their purpose and I am slowly feeling the difference after three weeks. Can they last three months? I don't think so

I wear these everyday for going grocery shopping, running errands, and everything. They are the only pair of shoes I have found that keep my arthritis in my lower back from hurting. My spinal doctor recommended them and was wearing a pair when I saw him.

My feet were getting achy waiting for the Lone Peak 9s to drop, so I tried these. Despite promising reviews, I discovered my feet are just too high volume for these. I'll keep waiting for the 9s!

Shoe is great for every day use. I wanted to shoe that was not very tall, but offered enough cushion to go on long walks and some road running. Only shoe on the market that has a wide toebox and zero drop. The cushion on the Achilles heel does not feel good bare skin so you do have to wear longer socks.

Thought they were ok for a minute. Soon realized the top of the shoe was too low and was crushing my bunion. Returned.

I have had about 7 pairs of Escalantes in the last two years. I'm a nurse in a big city. I walk 1-3 miles each day to work, and then stand on my feet all day. I LOVE the super wide toe box (although I wish it were even wider, my toes touch on both sides.) Altra is one of the few mainstream brands I can fit my pizza shaped feet into. I don't love how fast they wear out. I get about 3 mos of daily wear before they feel spent. All the cushion and comfort is gone. (I also have Torins and olympias, and they do the same thing, so it's not just that these are low cushion shoes.) I tend to rotate and match with my scrubs, so I usually have 3-4 pairs in rotation. I wish Altra had more pairs in the original fit, and I would love them to even add 2-3mm more in toe width. My pinkies are a bit squished. My feet are 25.2x10.2 and I wear a 40.5. I also wish they lasted longer. But, my feet are pretty happy in them, and they seem like the best fit for now.

I love my Altras, so you won't catch me saying too much bad.... But when I order a black shoe, I want it to be a black shoe, not a dark charcoal gray shoe and the color on the black just wasn't quite right

Toe box shape feels more standard than original. The shows are navy, not black. See image on my navy recliner cover and next to prior years black.

I tried these on in a store and thought they were great, but too narrow. I wear a wide with shoe. Have a pair of Lone Peaks in a wide and they are perfect.

I wear these shoes all day and they are so comfortable.

Love the fit, comfort and look of these shoes.

I'd almost given up on Altra since they "updated" the Racer (Racer 2s just didn't really work for me) but in the never ending quest to find the perfect zero drop daily trainer I thought I'd give these a chance since I'd heard they're comparable to the 1.5's, which I loved and ran numerous marathons and ultras in. I was amazed that these fit my feet perfectly right out of the box with a very spacious toe box and are super comfortable. Sizing feels maybe a quarter to a half size shorter than the Racer 2's for comparison. The ride is very enjoyable with the perfect blend of cushioning and responsiveness. Not too firm but also not too soft like I found the original Escalantes to be. The only downfall I see to this shoe, as has been a problem with Altra for a while now, is the durability. After only !4 or so miles there is already smoothing on the tread in numerous spots, the kind of wear I'd expect to see on a shoe with at least 50-100 miles on it. None of my other shoes from other brands or my numerous pairs of racers have shown that much wear this quickly. Disappointing as otherwise this feels like a great shoe.

I run/walk about 4 miles 4-5 times daily and the shoe is light, holds up and my feet feel great, I do use custom insole since I have funny feet but it's great

All of the colors are so ugly

It amazes me that they continue to assume we want Barbie or neon and the guys get way better color choices. Yuck!

I have had issues finding sneakers that don't hurt since I walk around 7 miles a day. I used to buy ON but they changed the sneaker and I had to find a new one. Fleet Feet helped me and now I am a Altra user. So very happy

Trying my first pair of Escalnate. So far, so good. The only downside is its upper. I have to adjust the shoelaces every time so that my foot can slip in and out. A bit annoying.

These were my first pair of Altras and I love the wide toe box and 0 drop heel but the woven upper has holes after just one month of use. I don't have crazy long nails, but it just isn't durable.

I love these shoe BUT I've only had them less than 2 months and the soles on bottom are coming off. Really disappointed

After wearing these a couple of times, I had to buy a second pair. These are the best shoes I've ever worn. I looked into many brands, and these were just perfect. I've been struggling with feet/bunion pain for a while and knew I needed a proper wide toe box and these feel amazing.

I love these sneakers