User Review: La Sportiva Makalu

I WENT FOR A THREE MONTH HIKING EXPEDITION IN SOUTH EAST ALASKA, AND THESE BOOTS FELL APART. AFTER A SLIGHTLY PAINFUL 4 WEEK BREAK-IN PERIOD ON SOME OF THE ROUGHEST TRAILS IN ALASKA ON THE 6 WEEK BOTH OF THE 1.5mm FULL SHANK BROKE, ON THE 7 WEEK A HUGE HOLE OPENED UP ON THE SIDE OF MY LEFT BOOT. I CAME TO A LIITLE TOWN 100 MILES SOUTH OF JUNEAU,AK AND BOUGHT ME A PAIR OF HERMAN SURVIVORS FOR $50.25 TO FINISH OUT MY EXPEDITION. LET ME TELL YOU, THOSE HERMANS HAD NO BREAK-IN PERIOD AND, THEY NOT ONLY LASTED THE REST OF MY TRIP BUT I STILL WEAR THEM TODAY, AND I HAVE BEEN BACK FOR 4 MONTHS. BEWARE OF LA SPORTIVA QUALITY.