This is my first pair of walking boots and while looking around on here I saw these were on sale in my size for £22.99 so thought I would give them a go as I didn't have too much to lose at that price. I'm only a novice walker wanting to start walking on the fells and wasn't expecting too much and thought they'd do me for now. When they first arrived and I tried them on I was blown away by how comfortable they were and also because the quality seemed so good. It has taken me a few months to actually get around to wearing them but they were equally impressive when in use.I went fell walking on the weekend and was a bit dubious about whether my boots would live up to the challenge. I thought they might hurt my feet and not offer much grip at all but they really did. My ankles felt so supported, I couldn't believe it! Also, they gripped really well on the rocks which I was worried might be a bit slippy. I did have the occasional slip but it was quite difficult terrain and the same thing happened to my boyfriend whose walking boots cost about ten times the price of mine! I had no problems at all and you would never know the difference in cost on our walk because there were no issues with the boots at all. Going up was pretty steep but the descent was even worse. Thank god for these boots is all I can say. These were a great buy and I'm so glad that Hi-Tec was recommended to me for walking boots.