This might be a little early to write a review, but doing it any way.

I received these five days ago and have about ten miles on them so far. Main purpose of these is for deer/big game hunting in the North Dakota Badlands and in old strip mines that have been transitioned to Wildlife Management Areas.

Both the badlands and the mines have very steep up and down terrain made up of a little top soil (very little) and clay so they get can get slick when wet and slippery when frozen.

My Crispi West River boots are great for upland hunting but terrible for traversing steep slopes. I slid down many side hills on my **** or on my side. Not fun.

The Meindl rep recommended the Kibo for a good sole and for the stiffness/support.

I’ve spent the last two days hunting in a mine, lots of side hilling and billy goating up and down. Haven’t slid down the hills/spoil piles yet. For the most part have felt very secure on the side slopes even with a covering of 2-3” of snow.

Ground is frozen, so am able to test that portion, but this morning it did warm to above freezing which resulted in greasy clay on surface. The boots grabbed no problem. My toes did start to feel cool this morning - though I did sit in the snow for almost two hours (15 F) watching a trail.

Only thing I’m not sure if I like it is the lower lace lock - 4th eyelet locks so your toe box, stays tight. Probably a good idea that will just taking some getting used to.

Overall - great boot. I like them.

I am one of those unfortunate people that "run cold" . . especially my feet and hands.

With a November hunt in Kyrgyzstan looming, I wanted the warmest mountain boots I could find.

I compared the warmest boots offered by the big five hunting boot makers (not to mention names, but they start with the letter K, L, S, Z, and of course Meindl).

I decided to go with the Meindl Kibo GTX Hunter 300, and hunting as high as 12,800 feet (~3,900meters) in the Tian Shan mountains my feet were never cold.

I took along chemical toe-warmers but never needed them!

Equally important was traction, as many times a slip could have had fatal consequences, and it's not an exaggeration to say these boots were a lifesaver!

I recently purchased these for hunting in the badlands of ND during November. The conditions were cold (0-30 degrees F) with about 6 inches of snow. In addition, the terrain is rough and variable. These boots were outstanding! I did not need to wear toe warmers, and my feet stayed comfortable all day. I put about 50 miles on these boots over the week and had no issues with hot spots or blisters. The only thing that I would mention is that I replaced the insole with Meindl's cork insole and would highly recommend doing this. This is my second pair of Meidl boots (the first is a pair of Perfect Hunters which they no longer make but have been treating me well for over a decade).