what mountain boot are you wearing?

i'm looking for some new boots and wondering what everyone is wearing these days

i've been climbing in old salomon super mountain 9s which are cold, heavy by modern standards, and actually a half-size or so too small for me...

i'm thinking of picking up something like nepal evos, baturas, phantom lites or phantom 6000s, or one of those kayland jobbies...

any thoughts? i have cold feet (hence batura or 6000), and would like one boot for everything (everything now being sierras and cascades alpine routes and peakbagging, the random vertical ice day here and there if i'm lucky and an occasional trip to chamonix in summer or something like that)

Hey'

I have the Nepal evo's and would not recomend them for long aproaches
they are plenty warm and work quite well for me on ice/snow and rock
but I have partners who hike in them and have no problems so mabie it's just my feet .I love this boot it has served me very well..

I also use the scarpa phantom lites that I picked up on sale at wilderness exchange and love them for steep Ice/snow /rock and they don't hike too bad but they are slightly cold to me esp if the temps are around 20deg or so. I wish I could have gone up 1/2 size but they only had 9s left and they fit ok with one thick sock and no liner.
don't know about the 6000m boot but it sounds like it would be alot
warmer than the phantom lite if it climb's well and is not too heavy
I would say it's a good choice ..BTW I seam sealed my phantom lites
and have never had any leaks...

I have demoed the Batura's and this will be my boot for everything
come next year they are warm, don't leak and feel like high top
running shoe's to me on my feet I like the way they climb rock or ice
and never got cold feet even when the temps dropped to around 0deg.
I just wish they didn't look like fruit boots..

Have a partner who swears by kayland boots so you might check them
out as well ..

Hope this helped
Cheers
Ice....

I've got a pair of Kayland MXT Mountaineering boots that I bought this year and so far they have treated me right. They fit well right out of the box and I don't feel like I am clumping around in moon boots like the LaSportiva Makalus I replaced. The lacing system is dead simple so you have to sequentially tighten the laces, much like putting on a pair of hockey skates. I've used them for easy vertical ice (WI4) with Grivel G12 new-matics and for winter hiking in the Adirondacks with MSR Denali ascents. My only complaint is that I have to regularly stop and tighten the laces (every couple of miles), hopefully that will subside as I get them fully broken in. For what it is worth I usually wear approach shoes for normal hiking and backpacking as I find long haul backpacking boots too heavy for my tastes.

nepal evos are a pretty sweet boot. I've had mine for two years and with a pair of superfeet insoles I was able to log miles of mountain approach and vertical ice right out of the box with no hot spots or discomfort. Like any mountaineering boot your feet are a little sore after long days but they are built like tanks, waterproof and are sportiva quality

I climb in the Sportiva Trango Extreme Evo Light (aka the silver ones) and would highly recommend them, particularly for the uses you mentioned. I think the Trango last is pretty well suited to your needs. You might even want a cheaper/less extreme member of the Trango family.

Im rockin a pair of Vaque M-finity boots, super comfortable, waterproof and warm for me. However, they have completely let me down in terms of durability. The boots probably only have 25-30 days of use and the toe welt is cracked and peeling away from the sole. The rubber rand has ripped. The rear welt is broken, etc, etc. Unfortunately I dont think I can support vasque anymore based on these boots. Too Bad. Im thinking about stepping up to a pair of Sportiva Extreme Evos if I can.