In reply to Rob Halliday: I've had a pair of Meindl's for three years now.
I normally use them scrambling (winter and summer), long distance walking and for heavy loads. I even used them on my first scottish winter climb with a pair of G10s. They fit flex crampons just fine, and they still have shanks on the back half of the boot (I normally wear them if I'm travelling by plane as they take up too much room in my pack.)
I have high arches, and I find that at the end of the day my feet are in agony. Slap some good orthotics in and your set. They also do not have much cushion compared to Scarpa, which has been a issue for my bad knees. There is definite truth to the low volume comment though, so be careful. Again as many have stated, try a number of options on first.
I bought my pair because a mate had used his over 6 years, one of those years working with Mountain Rescue, and they had lasted very well.