tourtrek Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Anybody logged some miles in Montrail`s Ice 9 boot. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_are_friends Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Just got a pair of Lotus boots this weekend. They hike well so far and climb rock great. The steel cleat is a little wierd. It makes contacts on rock and I am wear of it for friction climbing. The heel lock is realy great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeman Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 i'm mostly happy with the ice 9 boots because they fit. i don't notice a huge difference over boots i've used in the past with a ridged sole. the front points seem to wear quickly when dry tooling. the bd bionic front points are a perfect replacement fit. i just had surgery on my foot to fix a nerve problem and when i'm all healed i may try a pair of cumbre's hoping there a little warmer. i used the ice9's with buzzard gaitors most of the climbing season and had to stuff heat packets betwwen the boot and gaitor to keep my toes warm.(the northeast was cold this winter) you still need to set the crampons super tight so they don't pop off. i had a problem poping crampons my first day out with them. i kind of feel a boot is a boot. it's all about fit and warmth. they got me through the season before my surgery so they were worth it for me. the toe box is a roomier cut than most other brands i found. but i don't like the fact i have to buy their crampons to work with the system when i already had 3 pairs of pon's. i didn't notice any big performance gain over with the crampon set up.(maybe i just suck) i may be putting them on ebay soon, what size are you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin_B Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 send Toast a PM, he has used them a bit recently. He thinks they leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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