I'll add my 2cents:
I have 3 pairs of these. I beat one pair down with two long summers of hiking in conditions as different as Utah Canyonlands and Canada's Waterton. They fit better out of the box than any previous boots used in the last 28 years. I agree, the traction is a little less grippy on wet rocks, so I take a little more care with foot placement. I still use the beat-down pair for work boots. I now hike in the second pair, and have a third still in the box (I don't trust boot makers-- they "upgrade" perfectly good models and the fit changes, so I stockpiled these).
