Salewa

Wildfire Edge GTX Mid Hiking Boot - Men's

Great approach shoe, best of both worlds, hiking + climbing

I've used this mostly for hiking and snow/rock scrambling. I recently tested the waterproofness of this shoe on a 6-day iceland trip at hornstrandir on very humid conditions from rain, snow to marshy lands. While it performed well for a couple of days, water eventually leaked into the shoe making it damp at times, and with humid conditions it wasn't easy to dry them. I also tested the rubber compound while scrambling and the grip was excellent. The solid front of the shoe was great for inclined snow travel where I had to kick steps. The walkability of the shoe was ok, not very comfortable for longer distances as I started to have some hot spots from pressure on the front of my feet, but I suppose that's a sacrifice to obtain better climbing performance. One big downside is that I developed a very uncomfortable hotspot at my achilles/heel, almost though I had a blister. The built-in gaiters fit was ok, a little too big for my skinnier-than-average legs, and didn't prevent snow from getting into the inside of the shoes. Overall, performance was above average, tons of features, but could use some improvements.

Great

10/10

Excellent boots. Waterproofing is great. Wore them in the field for 5 days straight. They dry relatively quickly. The elastic upper keeps debris out of the boot which is nice. The grip is exceptional. Comfortable under load. Toe box is a little narrow for my foot however this is likely not the case for everyone. Overall I’m very happy with this purchase.

Versatile

These are great for almost everything. I will say though, the gortex does get a bit hot sometimes so consider wearing a thinner sock.

great boots

comfortable, lasts and feel great

Awesome boot

Great boot,wearing them 10+ hours, breathability is great no issues with over heating.

Runs small

Love the lacing system but they run a bit small

perfection

Question about Goretex

The shoes are very comfortable, perfect sizing, ideal for quick tours, a very good stability of the foot, excellent grip, but I don't understand why are they Goretex, if the upper part of the boots, the sock rather is water permeable? It would make sense to have that part lined with Goretex material, as well....or no part of the boots either....

Extremely durable and comfortable.