I really liked the look of these Ahnu Montara Hiking shoes. The gray/orange color is true to the picture and is really stylish. The description read out like it was reading my mind in what I was looking for in a hiking shoe for my upcoming hike to the secret tunnel on Kauai and the reviews were stellar. I yielded to everyone's advice and ordered a 10M (I normally wear between a 9-9.5 in sneakers) and it was the perfect choice.

Unfortunately, straight out of the box, I knew there was going to be a problem with the right shoe once I put it on. The left shoe was comfortable and fit very well, but the right shoe dug in and rubbed against the  back of my ankle. Thinking I was just not use to hiking shoes, I tried to break them in by wearing them around the house with super thick socks but the right one was naggingly noticeable that it was not going to play nice. Determined, I massaged the back of the shoe trying to limber it up bit before wearing it out on a walk around the neighborhood but again, the right shoe struck back by delivering a painful, bloody blister.

Needless to say, I am sending these back and will continue my search.