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This is my 3rd pair of the Power Matic 200 GV. They are great boots. I was disappointed that REI decided to no longer carry them. I liked them enough to seek them out directly from Asolo. REI's loss and Asolo's gain. They shipped them right away. In fact, they arrived so quickly that I was surprised that they arrived. Overall, I am very impressed with Asolo as a company.

i purchased these from a friendly local mountaineering shop, since then, ive had them 2 years, theyve even been out in the eye of storm doris. they were fully waterproof then, and still are, when my walking partner's wellies leaked. Stormproof, lifeproof thick leather backpackers boots. they're very warm inside too, wear thick socks at your peril, your foot may well be swimming. The other reviews that have had these for 30 years. thirty years, with the same pair of boots. Just shows how insanely durable they are, plus being 1.5LB each they will soon tone up your legs.

I'm a big guy at 250 lbs, 6'1'', wearing size 12 boots, and have slightly narrow feet. I have higher arches needing support and tend to turn my ankles easily, unless supported correctly. I purchased these boots two years ago, after painstakingly trying on everything that I could, at the flagship Seattle REI store. We venture out year round, nearly every weekend, no matter what the weather is, with different hiking clubs, using 40L backpacks. I have at least 700 miles now on these boots of moderate to difficult hiking and snowshoeing, in all weather conditions imaginable. Our hiking is primarily day treks in western WA State, at different locations on Mt Rainier, Mt Baker, Granite Falls Loop Highway (eg Gothic Basin, Mt Dickerman, Mt Pilchuck, Lake Twenty-Two, Heather Lake, etc), Snoqualmie Pass (Kendall Katwalk, Snow Lake, Ira Springs, Mt Si, etc), Stevens Pass (Skyline Lake area), Tiger Mt, Issaquah Alps, in the Central Cascades (eg Maple and Heather Pass Loop), and sometimes in Eastern WA too. We've also hiked Black Butte in northern CA. I find that these boots do EVERYTHING GREAT. They have amazing traction on just about every surface that I've tested, except slick, barkless, rounded, lightly mossy logs (does anything grip this stuff?). The boots grip and bridge rocks well, grab well then shed mud, and somehow stay amazingly clean. I often walk right through or stand in streams, nearly to the top of the boots without a leak. They are warm and breathe well enough with the Gore-Tex. With a Smartwool sock they are never cold for me snowshoeing. I've never had a blister or hotspot with these boots or needed to tape feet to protect against abrasion. The boots still act much like the day that I got them. They feel like a burly, heavy-duty hiking friend, with an almost mountaineering boot feel, but with ample flex at the foot ball and around the ankles. They took no time to break in or get used to wearing. They were immediately comfortable. In the office, when I first tried them the first few days, I found that they were the most comfortable shoe that I wear! After all the outdoor exposure they still show little tread or leather wear, except for the rock nicks on the bare leather toes. There's no loose stitching or stretched seams. The ankle and foot support is wonderful on tough rocky and root covered terrain. When landing land flat footed or towards the heal, while stepping or jumping down onto rocks and boulders, the shock absorbing ability of these boots is astounding (those internal lower density cylinders really work). This really reduces fatigue on tough terrain. I really need a shoe/boot with good arch support, so I wear Superfeet or similar inserts in all my footware. I've tried many inserts during different hikes and was surprised to find these boots best with the thin functional inserts that they come with. Everything is still intact on my boots, except for one missing lace pulley pin (but it's still easy to lace through the eyelet hole). Those micro-pulleys are fantastic at balancing lace tension and getting the boots on and off quickly. It's so easy to QUICKLY balance and get the tension perfect separately in the lower and upper foot sections. This really helps mid hike to tighten before you head back downhill and to readjust on the fly (liking my boots tight, I tend to over tighten). These boots are easy on laces, I'm still using the original laces with no fraying (just needed to fire seal the ends where the plastic lace caps cracked off). The boots still work as good as new, and I feel that 80% of the wear potential is left. Best of all I feel Batman invincible and secure in wearing them (such as on the rocky trails, above Paradise, towards Camp Muir on Mt Rainier last weekend, with sideways rain and yesterday at Comet Falls and Van Trump Meadows). Unlike others that I hike with, using other boots, I've not fallen once yet on the trail with these. The only care that I’ve given my boots is rinsing them off in the sink with cold water with gentle brushing after each hike and taking the inserts out. I've filled them up inside a couple of times with water to rinse out and protect against long term salt buildup. I always make sure the boots have enough ventilation to dry over night, so they have not built up foot or microbial odors. And I've used Nikwax leather conditioner and wax a couple of times, when they looked like they could benefit from it. SUMMARY: They've been amazing boots for me, and have helped keep me injury free. Only way I see to improve them would be to add rubber toe caps so they look cosmetically better after heavy use on rocky terrain. So glad that I picked these! They would likely be my first choice again.

My impression of boots that I purchased two years ago: I have around 700 miles on them of year-round, hard hiking, and snowshoeing in primarily western WA State. We hike nearly every weekend at different locations on Mt Rainier, Mt Baker, Granite Falls Loop Highway (Gothic Basin, Mt Dickerman, Mt Pilchuck, Lake Twenty-Two, Heather Lake, etc), Snoqualmie Pass (Kendall Katwalk, Snow Lake, Ira Springs, Mt Si, etc), Stevens Pass (Skyline Lake area), Tiger Mt, and Issaquah Alps, and in Eastern WA too. I'm a heavy big guy at 250 lbs, 6'1'', wearing size 12 boots, typically with a pack. And these boots do EVERYTHING GREAT. They’ve had amazing traction on just about every surface that I've tested, except rounded, slick, lightly mossy logs (does anything grip this stuff?). The boots grip and bridge rocks well, shed mud and somehow stay amazingly clean. I often walk right through or stand in streams, nearly to the top of the boot without a leak. With a Smartwool sock they are never cold for me snowshoeing. The boots still act like the day I got them, feeling like a burly, heavy-duty hiking friend, with an almost mountaineering boot feel, but with ample flex at the foot ball. They took no time to break in or get used to wearing. They were immediately comfortable. In the office, when I first tried them for a few days, I found that they were the most comfortable shoe I wear! After this they still show little tread wear or leather wear. No loose stitching or stretched seams. When landing land flat-footed or towards the heal the shock absorbing ability of them is astounding to me (those internal lower density cylinders work). I need a shoe/boot with a good arch (wear Superfeet inserts in all my shoes) and have narrow, size 12B feet. I've tried many inserts and find the Power Matics best with the thin, functional inserts that they come with. Everything is intact on the books. Those micro-pulleys are awesome at balancing lace tension and getting boots on and off quickly. And these are still the original laces with no fraying! The boots still work like new and it feels like that 80% of the wear potential is still left. Best of all I feel Batman invincible and secure wearing them (such as on the rocky trails, above Paradise, towards Camp Muir on Mt Rainier last weekend, with sideways rain). The only care that I’ve given them is washing off after each hike, and using Nikwax conditioner or wax a couple of times, as they looked like they could benefit from it. SUMMARY: Amazing boot for me. I tried everything else on at the flagship Seattle REI store before selecting them. So glad I picked these!