approach shoe + alpine boot
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Both my approach/wall shoes and my boots are in a bad shape. In the spirit of owning less stuff, I am thinking that maybe I can find something that would combine the climbing/scrambling ability of my 5.10 guide tennies and the ankle protection/load-bearing of my boots. Is there such a thing - a single mountaneering boot that's made to free climb well (sticky rubber, both edges and smears well)? |
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Check Dane's blog, he has several reviews of light mountain boots including the new Scarpa Rebel (drool). |
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Salewa Rapace? I ordered a pair yesterday.... so I'll know how they work in a few weeks. Super light boot. |
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scarpa rebel ultra... drooool |
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Salewa Mountain Trainers are awesome. I have a pair that are a little too small for me, size 11, used on just one two week outing. I'd be willing to sell them for 150 if you are interested. |
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Ben Lock wrote:Salewa Mountain Trainers are awesome. I have a pair that are a little too small for me, size 11, used on just one two week outing. I'd be willing to sell them for 150 if you are interested.Well, size 11 for me is 3 sizes too large, but I appreciate the gesture :) Thank you all, as per your suggestions, went to EMS and REI today. Ended up buying bought Salewa Mountain Trainers and right away took them bouldering. The initial report is - free clmbing is meaningfully worse then tennies, but maybe I need to get used to these things. Walking support is good. My dog appears to hate the synthetic smell, which is good (he loves chewing shoes). |
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La Sportiva Boulder X GTX |
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Im a huge fan of my scarpa gecko guides for approach shoe |
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I've always been intrigued by the Garmont Vetta's, thing looks awesome though I have no experience with it.. |
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My Brother has the Vetta and I have a pair of the heavier Towers. The Tower is very similar in function to the Trango S. The Vetta is lighter and more nimble. Just enough support for snow climbing, but not enough to be secure on ice. Perfect for alpine climbs in the low fifth range with patches of snow and scree. |
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I love my La Sportiva Boulder-X mid GTX boots |