Customer Reviews Hi-Tec Altitude IV

The boots fit perfectly, and have really worked out well on a couple of recent hikes on rocky uneven trails. They are very comfortable. I can\'t wait to try them out on an upcoming trip to some National Parks in Utah!

I usually wear 11.5 size shoes so I originally ordered this size but they were way too small. I returned them for size 12 and they also were somewhat small but I kept them thinking that they would stretch some which they did.\r\n\r\nI broke them in for about a week and then took them on a 3-day climb of Mt. Adams in Washington. The shoes performed beautifully while guys with much more expensive shoes were suffering with blisters.

I got these boots for hiking and walking around the city. They are great for both. Wish they had a narrow size available, but with size 15 feet, I'll take what I can get. I've made a lattice of duct tape and paper inside the shoe to pad out the space my feet don't fill.

Bought these boots after reading other's reviews. The fit and finish of these fair priced hiking boots make them some of the best shoes I have ever purchased.Water tight and comfortable first time I put them on.

I ordered these boots shortly before leaving on a trip during which we would be hiking up Mount St. Helen's, which was about 9 hours of exhausting hiking/climbing, 75% of it spent scrambling over rough volcanic rock formations (basalt and pumice). The Altitude IV performed great: good support, no aching or bruised feet from the rocks, and the close padded fit around the ankle kept out all the gravel and pumice ash (unlike some of my friends who had to empty their shoes several times during the descent. Note to the wise: wear gaiters when you hike Mt St Helen's!). Sizing: I am a very tall female who has always worn men's shoes. This time I ordered the extra-wide (a first for me) because in the past I have been unhappy with hiking boots that seemed to fit in the store, but ended up pinching me on the sides and torturing me on the trail over the long run. But of course I was guessing at the size and was a little worried about that. My foot has been the same for 25 years (still wearing a 42 in my Birkenstocks), but the size I need to buy has slowly grown from 9.5 men's to somewhere between a 10 and 11 depending on when and where the shoe was made. I've come to accept that we can't expect to wear the same size shoe all the time, but need to be happy just knowing our modern "size range." I decided to order right in the middle of my range, and went with a 10.5, which fit me well with sock liners and thick hiking socks, and were a little long in the toe box, just how hiking boots should be, so I lucked out. The 10.5 would have been too big for me without two pair of socks, so if you are planning to wear them with regular socks or are using them for everyday wear, not hiking, you might order at the smaller end of your size range (this might only be true if you are ordering the wide ones). Zappos was great. I originally ordered two different model boots in 10.5, and simply sent back the ones I didn't keep. I will definitely shop with Zappos again!

I bought these exact boots in the autumn of 2004. I have worn them almost everyday for work, hiking, whatever. They have had a hard life and until about a year ago, they retained their ability to repel water. This spring the actual leather began separating from the sole. Needless to say, I’m buying another pair. They do require some breaking in, but once they are, there isn’t a more comfortable boot out there.