Took them for their first hike yesterday. 7.5 miles of service roads/"barely there" two-track, 908' of gain. Not a ton of rocks.....some, enough to know the stiff soles are good and stiff!
Had a 50lb pack. Not huge weight, but some.
The boots flat are flat out awesome. The only "issue" was at about 6-7 miles, I started noticing a mild heel rub on steep uphills. Part of that is a new boot, and part is that I didn't cinch the laces as tight as I needed to. My hikers are Caminos, which are lower volume boots, so I can crank the laces too tight on those. I need to go a little more snug on the lacing on the Tibets than the Camino's. As it is, the "issue" was minor. No hotspots or blisters or anything, just noticed enough to know I need to tighten the lacing a tad.
Man are they comfortable. A pair of SuperFeet and they should be pretty well set....
