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Impressive none of my boots have ever lasted that long and it was the wet that always seemed to destroy the leathers. 2-3 years tops before a resole and depending on condition that pair would be rotated to spares and a new pair bought anyways. My wife made me finally throw out a bunch of pairs...

Well it's a compromise between wearing lace up leathers which are nicer for support vs having dry feet. Also soaking leather boots right through everyday you'd better have a hell of a drying system to even hope to start the day off with dry boots. And when you start to soak and dry(heat) leather...

I never found them exceptionally heavy and yes the decision on the coast was either wear them or have wet feet. Even the half and halfs were not near as water proof as the orange rubbers. It was probably the ones that Stig hates that I recall as the upscale ones. Nokian was the name I think...

To clarify Chris all my experience with them is with spurs and the caulk version. Woods work, they'd keep feet dry and warm but if not 100% needed as in torrential west coast winter rain or interior -20+(with felt inserts) laceups where by far preferred and superior for climbing on spurs.

I've climbed a ton in boots like in your link Chris. They come from the cheap ass Viking brand to a real high end one with some European name that escapes me right now. The high end ones are comfy and durable. Remove the caulks in front of the heel where the spur fits and you're good to go. They...