I have been very happy with these boots. I have put around 250 miles on these boots includin a NOLS Fall Semester In The Rockies Course. I used the boots on about five day hikes before my first backpacking trip with them. On that trip I ended up with bruised ankles, but I haven't had any problems since. The boots worked well as an all prupose extended backpacking - mountaineering boots. I spent 25 days in the Wind River Range of Wyoming with them and traveled across glacier and climbed 4 peaks. With good waxing, my feet never got wet from the snow and ice.

I just didn't have a great experience with these boots, Some Good things about it:

Very tough construction, great tread, lots of toe room. Completely waterproof.

My bad experience however:
These boots took forever to break in for me. On top of that, I really didn't like the design they've adopted where you have so many points of contact inside the boot. I felt like the boot was digging up under the side of my foot, and needed a much bigger arch. Blister points seem to be more in this boot than in other's I've used. Bought a pair of Vasque Legend's and it was a difference compared to night and day. The bad thing is, that these boots feel so great in the store, it's really hard to get the "feel" of the boot until you're out on the trail, and have voided the return policy.

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Vasque Sundowner's
Various other boots

I had these boots for a total of two weeks before the began to fall apart. I had put roughly a 150-200 miles on them as backcountry Laborer in Glacier National park. After a week I notided the tread had severl large cuts and that many of the knobs on one boot had busted off. The other boot though looked brand new. After a week and a half one of the lace hooks came off and on the opposite boot two rivots had begun to work their way out of the leather. If it was not for this quality issue I would have loved these boots. incredible support and roomy. I even comfortable for those light walks unfortunately the boots fell apart much to fast for even something under a hundred dollars let alone 200

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Vasque Sundowners Aslo Salomon Rocky Hi-Tech

Not sure what the first few reveiwers were on about, but these are one helluva durable pair of boots, like in the other reviews, break in is a pain, but the support, the fit, the durability and long lasting nature of these boots is above and beyond most other boots. I took a long time to break them, but as has been said, they are well worth the money and the breaking, a great heavy duty all round boot.

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From the moment i felt these boots glove my feet i thought they were the new boots. Of course a boot may not feel the same after walking around on rough terrain for several miles. I bought these because i needed a heavier boot that was going to last and give me water protection. I have put them to the test in the adirondacks through some very cold days and nights along with some very wet and warm days and nights. I have summitted several peaks with them. They do a wonderful job at keeping my feet dry and warm, while offering excellent support all around. At first they were more stiff than i was used to. But they broke quickly. The heel area takes the longest. I have used them with a set of hybrid crampons with great success. The only downside is the waterproof leather sacrifices some breathability. Be sure to wear liners and take an extra pair of socks for full day hikes.

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Asolo AFX 535, Solomon Authentic 7

I've had these boots out on ten hikes through a number of different conditions and I'm growing to like them quite a bit. I will agree with some of the other comments about the heel, nothing a little duct tape hasn't fixed. It definitely may take some getting used to, but I prefer a snug heel fit over the loose one that I've found on other boots I tried. The longest hike I've had them on was fifteen miles through a lot of hard snow and very rough terrain and they perfomed quite well. I love the reinforced toe which with my somewhat wide feet gives me plenty of room and after two coats of wax they are very water proof. I would definetly give these boots a chance if you're looking for something that is a little on the heavy duty side, though they are are a little expensive.

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Asolo, Zamberlan

Well, I'll admit, I had these boots back when ""one sport"" was making them. They were terrible! They fell apart during training hikes before I'd ever left town. I don't know if the new company has fixed the problems or what, but mine stunk. I wouldn't reccommend them.

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good fit for wide feet, comfortable, sole is too stiff, heavy, great traction, good waterproofness, very well constructed, very durable, expensive

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vasque skywalk, soloman trail wind, others

These boots felt good out of the box. I spent a month slowly breaking them in walking on flat ground. They felt great and I loved the ankle support. My fist trip was a disaster, HUGE blisters on the backs of both heals, where I've never blistered before. Awful. Going up hill caused the boots to flex more than the flat land I'd been breaking them in on.

I didn't give up hope and kept trying to break them in (I didn't want to give up after having spent $220 on them). After about 50 miles I could hike in them without blisters only after taping my heels. Now with about 75 miles on them I can make it through about half a weekend trip before I have to tape my heels.

Love the ankle support, hate the hot spots.

I love this boot! Last summer I took part in an African Expedition where we walked 1100 miles in 2.5 months. My Moraines were the biggest boot in the group but, with good liners and smartwool socks, I was the only person who had NO blisters during the trip. I wore these boots virtually every day and they still look practically new. The collars on the boots don't have any signs of wear, the soles are still strongly attached and the leather is in prime condition. There was no breakin period to speak of and the boots were comfortable right from the start. I highly recommend these boots for long-distance, rugged trips.

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