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WOMEN’S SALOMON COMET 3D GTX WALKING BOOT REVIEW

At £130 a pop, these are far from being a casual purchase, so In order to do them justice I’ve recently updated this review following a serious weekend of hiking in the Scottish Highlands.

As a snowbaorder who’s owned 2 pairs of Salomon boarding boots in the past, I knew that I could expect quality and comfort, and upon initial unboxing, I wasn’t disappointed. They did look quite chunky initially, and I double checked to ensure they were the right size. Once on however, they didn’t feel as big or clompy as they’d initially looked.I’m a size 6 with a flat arch and feet that are on the narrow side, and these boots fitted perfectly and felt immediately comfortable. I headed straight into the woodland beside my house for my first walk in them. So far so good.A few days later we headed off into the Cheshire countryside on a longer 5 mile walk. The ground was boggy in places, and we wandered off into the undergrowth to grab shots of fungi which required clambouring over logs and tramping through mud.

The boots are a great fit and are extremely sturdy, yet light and most importantly, they feel comfortable – but how did they cope with a weekend of serious hiking in the Scottish Highlands in torrential rain and in snow?

After clocking up another 15 miles in these boots, half of those miles were done on a mountain in pretty harsh conditions. On day 1 we had non-stop rain. As I climbed the mountain we splashed through puddles, walked through streams, climbed over flat, wet rocks and on day 2, near the top of Beinn Ghlas, we were hiking on steep, rocky terrain in an inch of snow.

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