Ponzini Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 After only about 25 days of climbing on my Cumbres, the front toe piece of the sole (the part that holds the front crampon bail in place) has totally peeled away and is hanging by a thread. The sole has also been ground away on the sides and the boots are now pretty much useless for climbing. Anyone else have this problem? The wimpiness of the sole seems terrible for a boot that was supposed to be a quality mountain boot... Quote
PaulB Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 I've only got a few days in on my Cumbres, mostly on snow/ice, so they haven't taken much abuse yet. Hopefully I won't have the same problem as you. On the other hand, my Salomon Super Mountain 9's are still going strong after 7 years and plenty of abuse. Salomon did a resole on 'em a couple of years back for something like $30, which should keep 'em going for another few years. Quote
jordop Posted July 5, 2006 Posted July 5, 2006 I know that Stemalot Steve uses those things religiously and has never had a problem -- hopefully you purchased them from MEC and can em back there Quote
Ponzini Posted July 6, 2006 Author Posted July 6, 2006 I'm off to MEC....stay tuned.... Steve's a great climber and I'm a hack, it must be all my flailing that roughed up my boots! Quote
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