Originally Posted by
ach5
On brand boot choice, I think they’re all much of a muchness these days, unless you’re planning to ascend Everest.
My comfiest and most reliable boots are some fabric Hi-Tec boots that cost maybe £30 some 15 years ago; I’ve climbed many of the Lake District peaks in them.
I bought some Jack Wolfskin boots (fairly budget ones; about £100 ish I think from an outdoors shop) for winter mountain hiking in deep snow in Europe and they were fine, but I bet any £100 boot would have done an equally good job. The key is sizing (as I said before, go one size too big), double socks and quality waterproofing spray / gaiters. Also I had mini crampons attached to mine the whole week, and no blisters.