***Update Jan. 2012** These boots are still performing like a champ. Broke in perfectly, ran all over the Badlands with no foot issues. I'm so glad I ordered anaother pair and have them in the box waiting...might be some time....these boots are holding up real well with some major abuse. Buy them if you can find them!!****

I have been looking for a good "medium-light" hiking boot, and have had a variety of Vasque boots, so I wanted to keep with this company. These are a good, intermediate weight, comfortable boot.

For those of you concerned about sizing, Vasque's are a bit dicey to get right. I have had 4 different Vasque models (Catalyst, Sundowner GTX, Kota and another one I can't remember the name of), and I have had both 11 and 11.5 fit me. The Sundowner was an 11, and a bit big at that; the Catalyst and Kota were both 11.5 and fit perfectly; the un-named (similar to the Breeze) was an 11.5, so I was really worried about the Wasatch.

It turns out that the 11.5 Medium width is right on. My foot is a bit wider than normal, and I have a high arch, and normally wear an 11 in street shoes. The Wasatch has a wider, higher toe box than most, which is great for me, as I have had terrible "black big-toe nail) on hikes down the Grand Canyon. The 11.5 allows my toes plenty of space, while the rest of my foot is held snugly by the lacing system (using Ultimax socks).

I'll re-post after I break them in fully, and we'll see how they do in the Wy. Badlands this summer (my Breeze-like were destroyed by the harsh terrain last summer!). These are far more comfortable right out of the box than my Sundowner's after a lot of trying to get them right. If you are forced to buy online w/o trying these on first, my sense is a 1/2 size larger than your normal shoe size is the way to go, depending on the socks you wear, of course. With the Ultimax's that I wear, there is still plenty of room in the shoe.