First trip out with these, I had some concerns and addressed them.
#1- Is the shoe comfortable
This shoe felt very good after the first few miles of hiking, I had installed a custom orthotic, wore a polypro sock first, then a 3mm neoprene sock.
It seemed to need no break in period, it was as comfortable at the end of the day as the beginning. My foot is a size 10, I ordered an eleven and was hesitant to use because it was a bit to big, with the above set up it was fine.
#2-Sticky.
In the canyon on downclimbs it seemed o.k., stemming and bridging it held but wasn't impressive. I slowly started testing it's grip on steeper inclines and it held up well and was actually quite sticky. At the end of the day, we hiked a fair section of the narrows and this is where the shoe really shined, it easily was more sticky on slimy bowling ball type river rocks than the 5-10's.
#3-Durability.
I was mean to these shoes, I toe jammed and wedged this shoe in many differing ways, trying to cause some abrasion, it would seem I failed. I can hardly find any marks or scuffs on the shoe. Most of the stitching is recessed and I can see no abrasion on the stitches.
#4--Water draining/sand infiltration.
There are no drains on this shoe but drainage was never a problem. At the end of the day, I took these shoes off and removed both insoles and there was a small amount of sand in each, I give this a thumbs up over the 5-10 canyoneer.
One day in a canyon does not define a shoe by any means but I admit to being a bit impressed at this point.
oops--forgot to add pics from after day 1.
Also--all reference to 5-10 here is the canyoneer model only.