Lowa tibet gtx and other gear for upcoming trip
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Picked up a pair of Lowa Tibet GTX goretex in leather and was wondering if anyone else can attest to their worthiness and also give me an idea of how cold of a temp I can go in them without losing toes. |
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Well there are just leather burly hiking boots (no insulation), not mountaineering boots. |
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...what as said above! Tell us more where you’ll use them and for what intended activity? |
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Plan on taking them to NH for a weekend Ice climbing trip first weekend of February. |
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These? |
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I use the Lowa Camino (very similar to the Tibet’s). With a good pair of socks and while I’m active, I’m comfortable in them down to 5F or so, but my feet typically run hot. Stationary, I would rather have something insulated when it’s below 15F. They’d be fine for light glacier use, but I wouldn’t use them for anything vertical. |
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Gear including mountaineering boots will be provided so I'll only be wearing these when not actually climbing. Thanks for the valuable input and good thing Fox Mountain Guides has me covered. |
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The rest of my your kit seems pretty good! Make sure your merino base layer is 250 weight not 150 (via smartwool specs). Depending on where you’ll be climbing - if there’s a long approach - I sometimes will actually switch to a dry base layer to climb. Oh, important - a nice down puffy for belays or standing around. |
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Chris Wright wrote:I have very little experience with extreme cold weather gear as I was born and raised in South Carolina. It's a reasonable place to start. One important thing I think you're missing is an active midlayer. Fleece or breathable synthetic.A softshell wouldn't hurt, but you can start with that Lhotse shell and see where it takes you. The Skyline is on the lightweight side for a Northeast belay jacket. I suspect you'll be cold if that's all you're bringing for sitting around outside. Gloves. Terminators are a little cold on my hands for most days in the Northeast, prefer Punishers. Some people run warmer. Having at least one pair of extra climbing gloves would be optimal (they get wet/cold), and some big mitts to warm your hands up when you're not climbing. |