I got lucky ordering my Vasque hiking boots online--they fit perfectly and have performed perfectly. Subsequent online orders--of the same brand, same shoe--have NOT fit, and I've had to send them back, at my shipping expense. So...no more ordering shoes & boots online! Try them on, walk around in them, preferably under load. Try to get some uphill and downhill trials and make sure your toes don't hit the ends of the shoes on those steep downhill slopes. I once lost some toenails that way! Good luck with your hike!