I bought these over a year ago when I began hiking again. I am over weight so wanted a boot to help with ankle support since being heavy is not unlike carrying a pack on a trail. From the day I got them they felt so comfortable. With my socks set up properly, I did not experience blisters. I use them a lot on sandstone in the Red Rock outside Las Vegas. I am not in water much so cannot really give an opinion about their performance in wet environments. After a summer of a lot of short hot hikes that included a LOT of scrambling, the stitching on the top of one of the boots came undone some. Worn from scraping along the rocks. Because I am getting ready for a Base Camp Trek to Everest, I thought I would try the Asolo GTX's. I broke them in and then went on about a 9 miler and was TRASHED by them. Worst blisters of my life, no feeling in teh top of my foot even 4 days later as I write this. I imediatly took them back and bought two MORE pair of the KEEN Oregon PCT's instead. The original pair were 9's and after the summer I realized I had bought them a size too short. So teh new ones will come in at 9.5's. I love the width of the toe box and the care they seem to take of my feet. Even the too small KEEN's beat the fitted well Asolo for my feet. Only reason I did not give 5 stars is because of tehs titching issue.