Had very high hopes for these, they came in second in a review of 13 tested women's hiking boots. Pros is that they are very comfortable, and require little if any break-in time. Cons are that they run big - I am a solid 8.5B, and almost never have fit issues ordering that size, but my feet are sloshing and sliding around way too much in these. It's not so much length as just overall size. I have to wear a THICK pair of wool socks in order to get a better fit, and this won't be comfortable in hot weather. It is hard to try to improve snugness by lacing tighter - this causes pressure points, and the laces are very slippery as well and want to slither loose while trying to tie tightly. My final beef with these is that they just aren't as 'grippy' as a Vibram sole is. Puddles, mud, and even the odd patch of slushy or granular snow is a fact of life here in New England, and I am slipping way more than I did in my old boots with a Vibram sole. I just don't trust them to stay put, and that's not a good thing on steep terrain. Wasted my money.