text: I ordered 4 different boots to compare fit and features and chose these boots over the other three.  Then I decided to go with these new boots on our annual 9 day 130 mile backpack trip into the Paysaten Wilderness in Northern Washington rather than my old pair - for fit reasons (my old boots seem to have become too small).  I'd only had these boots a week and hiked about 4 miles in them before the backpack trip.  So no break in was done.  Nevertheless - the fit was very good - no blisters at all - none - despite the long days in the boots.  The boots are light weight - yet the support was fine.  They seemed to wear well - but it is hard to be completely certain after only130 miles.  The soles have a  good rubber composition - it is a more &#34;sticky&#34; rubber that the other boots I tried or my old boots.  This was a great feature when scrambling several rock peaks along the trip.  The &#34;stickiness&#34; of the rubber did not seem to affect wear - the wear was pretty minimal after this trip - comparable to my other boots on previous trips of similar length. I stepped in the river to pull out a fellow hiker who had slipped off a log - one boot filled completely with water.  I drained the water and changed socks and by the end of the day, some 6 hours later, the boot was dry - I was surprised. I think these boots dry more quickly than several of my older pairs of Asolo boots.  The Gore Tex worked well - we had one day of light rain and it had rained heavily overnight and the vegetation was wet adjacent the trail.  Then the same day I slipped off a slippery rock while getting water and stepped into the shallow creek.  Nonetheless - my feet stayed dry.  I think these boots are better in this area than my last two Asolo pairs which are also Gore Tex.  (Not all Gore Tex is created equal-- it works better in some boots than others - for some reason).  However - this year's rain day was not as bad as the last three years have been on this Paysaten trip - so I can't sayfor sure that these boots are better as far as water resistance.  My only rather minor criticism is the lacing.  The lacing hooks are a little difficult to catch with the laces - one has to watch carefully or you will find that you've only partially seated the lace in the hook.  I can do my old Asolo boots while half asleep and the same with the Asolo and Lowa boots I tried as comparison when I ordered these boots.  So Scarpa could do better there - talk to your engineers....  But this is a mild annoyance.  Also - the laces are rather thin and probably will have to be replaced after a year or so - and often I can get 3+ years from a pair of laces.  Overall - I think these are a nice pair of boots - well worth the price - and very comfortable with no break in time - and I really like the sticky rubber of the soles.