I have a pair of Lowa Tibet GTX's that pretty much have thrashed/blistered my heel when hiking about 2 miles straight the fvck up a mountain.

OTOH, I seem to recall my 30 year old Danner's did the same thing on the same fvcking mountain.

I'm guessing this has more to do with the smashing of a heel in a boot during the climb, than the boot itself.

Good thing I don't hunt there anymore.

The Lowa's seem to be fine on flat surfaces.

I'm not even too sure if I'm hunting Iderho this fall. I'm guessing not at this point in time.