Someday the whole world will consist of cities attached to airports through which people wearing breathing devices will be shuttled on work/leisure schedules designed according to computerized efficiency programs created by bureaucrats paid competitively according to numbers of people moved on schedule.

I hate airports.

Anyway, note the ecological damage of airports in general, and also of the whole Go West campaign over the years - 'development' can be fine, but it's a term with an irresponsibly vague definition.

Especially 7 days into a 2-week trek.

That's by, no pun intended - you can't buy new feet.

I would never walk anywhere far in the mountains in anybody's boots but my own, well broken in buy my own feet.