It may not look it, but the above path was mega steep, and walking down a steep slope after 9.2km of crawling up and down rocks wasn't pleasant.

The soul of Phil's "fully imported" walking shoe was 90% off at the finish of the walk, which meant he was walking 'funny' for most of the route so it wouldn't fall off entirely. 
A bit of Selleys "Quick Grip" and it is as good as new.