Berghaus Men's Explorer Trek GTX Boots

I bought these as an emergency replacement having discovered the sole on my favourite boots were disintegrating as packed to commence 140 miles of La Camino Frances in September 2011.
Internet reports suggested these boots would be comfortable and I can confirm this to be the case. From day one (on the aeroplane) they fitted like a glove and continued to do so throughout the seven days of walking and the rest of the holiday too. This route has a mixture of rough steep stony paths, some soft forest paths and some hard roads. The weather was in the upper 20C/low 30C and I was carrying a 14kg backpack too so breath-ability was essential. In all situations the boots were comfortable and cool and offered great support to the ankles when needed. Whilst others who travelled the same route struggled with severe blisters, I didn’t even have a single hot spot. Amazingly my feet were in better condition when I finished the pilgrimage than when I started. This is largely due to the boots, but I also maintain that using a clean pairs of Bridgedale Men's Coolmax Liner Socks and a high quality Icebreaker Merino wool outer socks each day helped stop any blistering. But carefully washing and drying my feet and treating them to a light massage with Vaseline each evening before putting on the next day’s clean pair of Coolmax liner socks to allow the Vaseline to sink into the skin, helped to improve the general condition of my feet.

The boots are almost like new even though I’ve worn the boots many times, on typically 10-mile walks, since and they now feel cozzy and light - almost feel like slippers – each time I wear them.