Hiking, Scrambling, Mountaineering, and Climbing

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rive_gauche in reply to @lae

Besides, if you're wearing full leather boots, trousers and gaiters actually keep the water out, for a few seconds at least.

We're talking water at/above knee here, although i too prefer squelchy boots to slipping over

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lae in reply to @rive_gauche

You can drown in a mid-thigh river though, that's when you need the most secure foot placement, which is why I always keep footwear on. A friend of mine was knocked off her feet by a river only just past her knees, which was a tense moment.

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