The BEST lightweight Alpine boot?

[mike1]

La Sportiva (Trango S Evo GTX), Mad Rock (Alpinist), Scarpa (Triolet GTX) to name a few.

I'm thinking about picking up a lighter weight alpine boot for multi day, ridge traverse/alpine climbing. Currently I have an all leather pair of Sportiva (Karakoram GTX). My last trip into the Olympics left my feet wounded for weeks. Still waiting for my nails to mend... Others had the Sportiva (Trangos), which they spoke highly of, but by the end of the trip one pair had opened up on the nylon upper. I typically fit a little narrower so I'm leaning towards the Sportiva's. Any suggs.? Anyone have the Mad Rock’s? Triolet’s???

 

Thanks!

[slothrop]

I have narrow feet and the Trango S (not GTX). Not waterproof or waterproofable, really, but I had no blisters after an alpine trip with 5/7 days of rain. I don't think they'll be nearly as durable as most leathers, but they are light and pretty comfortable.

[John Frieh]

Use the search engine on this website. You will find plenty of previous discussions on boots. Some applicable examples:

 

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[mike1]

It Looks like the two front runners from folks here based on those searches are the Garmont (Tower or Pinnacle) or La Sportiva (Trango).

Thanks for the info man.

Mike

[John Frieh]

No prob. Go try them both on and see what fits!