Five Ten Impact Shoe

fiveten.com, 18 ounces
The Five Ten Impact (both the high and low versons) was the shoes of choice when it came to the serious business of shooting and training for the wing suit flying and BASE jumping segments of Transformers 3: Dark of The Moon. The super-sticky Stealth rubber soles provided critical grip as our team of five climbed onto the skid of the moving helicopter in our wing suits amidst the skyscrapers of downtown Chicago. The soles thickness and softness absorbed the impact of our urban parachute landings. The shoe has a rugged design and great durability that proved itself while our team did 70 training jumps in the Swiss Alps. We always jumped five men at a time from spots where failed footing would have had terrible consequences; the man who slipped could have taken out the whole team, or let down an entire production. The Impact in its high top version gives great ankle support, while the low top fits more cleanly under a wingsuit. Lately, I have been using the shoe for its intended use of downhill mountain biking, and it grips the pedal so fiercely that I feel clipped in, but know that if I bail my feet are instantly free of the bike.
-JT Holmes