John H.

My Newmatic G12s (which is what I'd use in these) fit about the same on the Rebels as on my old Trangos.

I was actually surprised how well they fit. I have fairly low profile feet and I've always thought that I was a better Sportiva fit than Scarpa but so far these have fit perfectly. Fingers crossed that the govt. shutdown will end before the snow comes to the Sierra - they'd be perfect for some climbs I want to do in Yosemite and SEKI NPs.

Thanks, Jason and Rahal. Good info. I've been a lurker on this site for some time, but figured I'd ask the question here as the signal to noise ratio is better than many other climbing sites.

Not more durable than the Trangos is OK as long as they aren't way less durable. The Trangos wore better than I expected, given their fabric construction.

Found a pair of Scarpa Rebel Carbon GTX in my size on the remainder rack at a local REI, and since the price was good I decided to try them around the house. These are the completely uninsulated ones which I gather are being phased out in favor of the more insulated Rebel Pro. My LS Trango S Evos are pretty worn after a few seasons and I'd planned to replace them soon with another pair of Trangos. The Rebels fit my feet nicely and are even lighter, and seem functionally comparable to the Trango S. The carbon fiber shank design makes them very stiff across the inside of boot but more flexible on the outside, so they are actually stiffer than my Trangos when I stand on the inside toe, but are at least as comfortable to walk in. My guess is they'd be as good or better for front pointing with crampons than the Evos, though I haven't tried them outside the house yet since I wasn't 100% sure I wanted to keep them (yes, I know REI will take them back even if they are trashed...). Anyone have experience with these boots? Do they hold up as well as you'd expect considering they are fabric boots and not going to last forever? I'd use them mostly for summer alpine stuff where a boot would be better than approach shoes (class 2-5.easy rock with some possible snow or alpine ice mixed in).