Mammut Brecon Boots (Swiss made for UK)

[Gasparo]

Continuing my quest for the ultimate boots I have just stumbled upon these Mammut 'Brecon' boots apparentley made in Switzerland due to high demand from customers for a boot that is purpose built for British terrain... that's pretty sweet. Vibram soles *thumbs up*
Anybody out there got a word on these? No affiliation.

http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2012/06/07/swiss-firms-new-boot-is-designed-for-british-terrain

Mammut said: “Due to the sheer volume of requests for a three-season walking boot designed specifically for UK terrain that won’t break the bank, Mammut has launched the men’s Brecon Boot."

 

[screwdriver]

they use the same vibram soles as my mountain trail gtx and their seemingly typical of all vibram at the moment in that their lethal in the wet

 

[Gasparo]

..and their seemingly typical of all vibram at the moment in that their lethal in the wet

Really? This is not good news.. since when?

 

[gabrielsdad]

Really? This is not good news.. since when?

Ditto mate.

 

[screwdriver]

from first hand experiance and most boot reviews on the walking forums. i have a pair of meindle douvre/solomons and the mammuts and on wet rock/grass their lethal even my magnums with the same sole slide all over the place. there was talk on various walking forums that the composition of vibram soles had changed and had nowhere near the grip of their older designs. if you read the reviews on a lot of high end vibram soled walking boots the slippery soles are their only negative points