As a result of your 9 to 5 where you crunch numbers and file TPS reports the thought of indoor exercise sickens you. With Gore-Tex Gasket construction and Vibram Siren Sole/TC5 these Merrell hiking shoes turn the entire Columbia River Gorge into your playground. You would rather hike to the top of Beacon Rock in a pair of hiking shoes that allow you to turn that stairmaster into a jungle gym where bounding from rock to rock and tromping trails replaces what you would be watching on television.