I absolutely love my Russell Boots for upland work, but I made the mistake of wearing them for an elk hunt last year in fairly rugged terrain. Going in, it was warm and dry and they were absolutely great for the long climb and then walk. Coming out, it was snowing hard and they were poorly matched for the steep cliff face I had to come down. I could (but won't) show you an ugly picture of a badly sprained ankle (just short of broken) that ended my elk hunt and left my partner with the prospects of a long, lonely haul to get an animal out. Pick your equipment very carefully (& deliberately). Pick smarter partners too.

Last edited by Lloyd3; 06/26/15 03:57 PM.