I'm disappointed with Planika though.
Bought their most expensive model, and after a few trips the seam at the ankle ripped.
No problem, I thought; it happens... Probably a bad seam/material by chance.
Sent for warranty (store took without issue, agreed it's not normal, sent further), then after long wait I get the same boots back with a note from some "last expert" that warranty rejected because, ..... in summary - "I WALK WRONG" ...!!?
And I went for Planika just to support Slovenian company (if it still is?) ... Eternal altruist anyway.
Anyway .... Before with cheap Garmonts I "wrongly" walked 14 years (still have them for mowing grass
). And otherwise never had boots that fell apart after a few months. Most lasted at least 5 years.
In short .... Planika won't see me anymore.
Especially because of the attitude.
The epilogue was that I took those ripped boots to a shoemaker for under 3 euros to stitch, and now using them nicely for two years for easier trips, or where I don't want to ruin new La Sportivas.
If their "experts" had done at least that (less than 3-euro!!) seam repair (... even if membrane punctured; after all punctures are high up, so unless wading deep water, no issue), or used some other excuse, they probably wouldn't have upset me so much ...