i bought them for day hiking.  First try was Clouds Rest in Yosemite on Saturday (13 miles and 3000 gain/loss).  The 2nd time was two days later for a Whitney day hike (my first time hiking whitney, 22 miles and 6500 gain/loss).  Talking about taking a risk.

It took me a bit of adjusting to break the shoes in.  Once i figured out what's comfortable, they are great.  Nothing that creates discomfort.  The bottom is legendary in grabbing onto dirt and scree, which was a BIG PLUS for Whitney.

If your hiking terrain is steep, loose dirt, loose rocks/pebbles (scree/talus), or often wet from water fall or humidity, try these.  They are not NOT slippery on wet rocks (got stream crossing during whitney) but with caution, they do ok.

the sizing is a bit big.  I usually go a half size up for hiking shoes, as this time, but they feel a bit too roomy, even after 16 hours on my feet.  perhaps this one is a "true to size" hiking shoes.