suckbm Posted October 9, 2005 Posted October 9, 2005 Im trying to decide what boot or boots to waste the rest of my money on and was curious as to if others would use the nepals on Mckinley along with overboots? Quote
DanielHarro Posted October 9, 2005 Posted October 9, 2005 Awsome boot, but you might want to look at a double boot for long extended trips like Denali where you might be out for twenty days. The reason is that you can bring the liners into you tent so they can dry out. Everyone likes something different though... Quote
gyselinck Posted October 10, 2005 Posted October 10, 2005 Nonsense, I went to REI the other day and saw a display with Sir Edmund Hillary's summit boots (Everest). They were no where near as high tex as the Nepal Exteremes. Quote
Alex Posted October 10, 2005 Posted October 10, 2005 I think Nepal Extremes would be a bad idea on Denali. On some of the lower elevation peaks (lets say, below 14,000) maybe they might work. Quote
genepires Posted October 10, 2005 Posted October 10, 2005 agree with alex. If the nepal or nepal extremes were acceptable up there, you would see more people wearing them. But I have seen lots of frostbite toes from people wearing GOOD plastic with overboots. You think any leather boot can compare to a good plastic? I think not. Even the scarpa alpha boot is a bit lacking in insulation Get a pair of plastic that fit your foot and has a good liner. A good plastic boot will cost something around $300. That is only $30 per toe. Cheap. Don't skimp money on important things, like anything imperitive to your existence. Hillary may have gotten up everest with shitty boots but he might have had excellant weather. You probably will not on Denali. (locals call McKinley by its indian name, Denali) Many Everest summiters were shocked by how much more brutal Denali is than Everest. Please, do not underestimate Denali. People of all expereince die every year up there. Plus, from someone who spends weeks in the hills, leathers have a hard time drying out when compared to plastic liners which are pulled out of the shells. Weeks of sweat will drentch the leathers and make you more suseptible to frostbite and trench foot. Don't get me wrong about leathers. I wear them a lot but they have their place and don't belong in some places. gene Quote
bigwalling Posted October 10, 2005 Posted October 10, 2005 In my experince of cold weather... you are fucked if you don't have what you need! You can find plastic boots on sale all the time. If you look around you can buy top of the line for 250 no problem, sometimes quite a bit cheaper. Quote
underworld Posted October 10, 2005 Posted October 10, 2005 good money smart option: buy some old plastics from 2nd ascent for CHEAP and then go to FF for some intuition liners. WARM and COMFY!! Quote
gyselinck Posted October 10, 2005 Posted October 10, 2005 i like it when leather boots get wet and freeze, makes my day happy from the begining Quote
Marko Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 good money smart option: buy some old plastics from 2nd ascent for CHEAP and then go to FF for some intuition liners. WARM and COMFY!! This is a very good way to go. I've got an old pair of Lowa Denalis with Intuition liners fitted by a guy at Marmot. Zero heel lift and toasty to -40°. Quote
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