I got a pair of WILD and did my first to treks with them in Nepal. First trek to Phoksundo 3700m and second to Tilicho 5020m. The WILD surpassed my expectations. They have excellent grip on rock and sand. They also handled the gaiters (I had to wear the bottom strap dioganlly to fit the sole profile, but that worked nicely) and the stabliser meant that they worked with crampons too. I crossed a massive snow field and wore crampons for two hours and that was no problem at all. During the second trek the temperatures reached -15 and that was fine too.
I bought mine a size too big to fit large winter socks or leech socks. I was also worried about descending for days on end and hurting my toes, but the lacing system and the softness means that there is no need to go a size up. Half a size would be max that is needed.
If I have one huge wish, it is that there is a goretex version of WILD. I do a lot of trekking in SEA and the existing models are NOT suitable for the super wet conditions you encounter in the tropical jungle. For that it would need a WILD model with enforced nylon outer and goretex inner lining. I wore my leather WILD in Singapore after rain and just walking through tall wet grass meant that my shoes and socks were absolutely soaked after 15min. So please create a goretex model of WILD for tropical treks and I will only ever wear Lono WILD
