La Sportiva  Ultra Raptor 3 Mid GTX Hiking Boots - Women's

I’ve been the big fan of La sportiva for a long time and always loving it. I left my old model Raptor for the porter after the hike in Kilimanjaro so I need the new pair. My regular shoes size is 8 1/2 but for La Sportiva I’d always wear 9 1/2 and sometimes 9 1/2+ because I wear thick socks. The new version Raptor 3 runs very narrow. The 9 1/2 was so tight and unfortunately no option of 9 1/2+ nor wide. I ended up settled with size 10 (never in my life wearing size 10). That’s the sizing issue, otherwise I love the water proof and the comfort the shoes offer. The color (onyx/azalea) is so pretty. The shoes still deserve my 5 stars.

The size 42 (w10) fit, and there is room for heavier socks. I had worn Ultra Raptor II for a long time. So I am happy with these boots. They will work One thing: how disappointing that the pair I received looked like it had been someone else’s return. I have no idea how long the other person wore them. They were a bit scuffed, not laced up, and no internal boot storage like a brand new pair would be. Why is REI not sending a brand new pair? Or at least replace the internal boot storage support and lace them up. Great boots but poor customer exchange service

After greater than 10 years of regular use, my old Keen hiking boots needed to be replaced, went to REI to try on their boots and found the La Sportiva boot and it is perfect. Have worn for 3 hikes so far, one hike was in the rain and they are everything I hoped for, comfortable, waterproof and provide good traction on steep, slick trails. I had to size up a full size to get the toe room I needed. Would define you recommend.

I bought these boots to wear on a couple of upcoming trips. I tested them out at home and the fit was great and very comfortable. I have a slightly wider foot and there is plenty of room in the toe box. I wore them in Alaska for some excursions and the waterproofing was just what I wanted. I would recommend these boots.