Women's Vasque Breeze GTX

These seem like that would be great boots for somebody with a medium arch or flatter foot. I have a pretty high arch, and on my first hike, my feet were pretty unhappy after the first mile. This boot has plenty of toe space, my heels didn't slip at all, and they would probably be great if I bought an insole. I returned them to buy a pair with a little more support for my arches.

These boots have never given me any blister/arch problems (I have flat feet) on long hikes. They are very exceedingly comfortable. However, I just went on a backpacking trip during which the boots got quite wet. They had trouble drying out, and the toe box material became soft and ripped when I tripped on a root.

You can hike in these from the get-go, no break-in period required. Great fit, keeps feet dry and cool. Medium ankle support worked well on rocky trails. I hike maryland and virginia trails including Billy Goat Trail at Great Falls (incase you need a 'rocky trail' reference point.)

Needed to replace my hiking boots after many years. Found these Vasque Breeze and read a number of articles and reviews on them. They did not require much break-in time as I expected, felt good right out of the box. I did insert my DownUnder inserts in them after a few test hikes. The real test was 16 miles on the AT in Pennsylvania (AKA Rocksylvania) in the pouring rain. Kept checking for hot spots, none ever developed. Dry as a bone at the end of the day. I am extremely pleased with these boots. So much lighter than my old favorites. Not sure when the water proofing will wear off.

I have really bad feet - flat, bunions, wide, the works. I got these boots for a trek through the Andes to Machu Piccu. I went on a few hikes and a backpacking trip in NorCal to break them in and then walked on them for about a week in Peru up and down mountains, through mud, creeks, gravel, large rocks, dust, snow, inca ruin steps - basically every possible terrain one could imagine. These boots kept my prone-to-blisters-and-soreness-feet comfortable, blister and black and blue toenail free, and dry (even when fording streams). My friend, who has completely opposite feet than me (narrow, high arches) bought the same boots for this trek and didn't even break her boots in before, but also reported feeling wonderfully comfortable in these boots. Can't go wrong buying these!!

I bought these very shortly before i went on my hiking trip and i was concerned about not having enough time to break them in. however my 12 hour backpacking per day sessions were filled with fun activities and beautiful scenery and not hot spots, blisters, and moleskin. They kept my feet cool with the vents and dry when we crossed a shallow river! I would recommend these to anyone who needs a great pair of hiking boots.