Salewa mountain trainer mid GTX is the boot both my son ( on his recommendation) and I bought. RRP is $499. I think a crowd in ChCh sells them. I bought mine from Trek n Travel in Hamilton. They were great to deal with, allowed me to go for a 2 km walk along the riverbank and said I had a months trial. No probs with return if I found them unsuitable. I love them. Ultra comfy for the central north island bush. Son uses his in sub alpine terrain of the South Island. There’s another thread on this site re Salewa boots.
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