I NEED TO BUY NEW BOOTS FOR TREKKING IN THE HIMALAYAS TILL 4000M. i PREFERE THE MILITARE STILE BOOTS BECAUSE THEY CLOSE BETTER. IN TREKKING BOOTS YOU GET A LOT OF LICHES AND OTHER INSECTS. CAN SOMEBODY TELL IF THE "BATES M-9 GORETEX ASSAULT BOOT" WOULD BE A GOOD OPTION. I NEED A ALROUND BOOT FOR WHERE IT IS VERY HOT, TO PROTECT ME FROM WATER AND HIGHER IN THE MONUTAIN FOR THE SNOW, JUST THAT MY FEET DONT FREEZE. LAST TIME IN THE HIMALAYAS MY JUNGLE BOOTS WHERE DESTROIT AFTER TWO WEEKS. THAK YOU [color:"blue"] [/color]