"Hike - DeFeet hiking socks were born from the evolution of running socks, to trail/off road running socks, to 'performance hiking' socks. Just like running shoes, hiking shoes and boots have become lighter and closer fitting. DeFeet socks are ideal for up-tempo, lightweight trips into the back country. Andrew Skurka, while hiking the C2C Route (East to West, coast to coast across the United States), found that he was able to cover more mileage, comfortably, in DeFeet socks, while also carrying only a few pairs at a time in his lightweight pack." - Ned Hamson from Bookmarklet