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Hi everyone
I'm a retiree (younger one) and I'm not some hardcore hiker. I walk because I have time and for health.
Kriška gora is Everest for me.
Anyway, last year I fell on my forest paths and broke my wrist. We found out that it slipped on wet sand and soil. But I had running shoes. I walk nicely in them because they are light.
Now I bought Merrell hiking sneakers with Vibram sole.
Questions: 1. is Vibram sole the only one that provides a safe step (non-slip)?
2. When buying a hiking shoe, can you rely on the statement or shoe description "hiking, trekking" ( even though it doesn't have Vibram sole) that the sole is reliable?

That's clear to me (there were more pebbles and a bit of wet soil underneath).
Still, probably not every sole is suitable for such wanderings.