Blake Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 (edited) Can anyone suggest a good shoe for alpine trips in the cascades? Ideally it can do all of the following fairly well: Long hikes on trail Scrambling/sliding/edging/sidehilling on loose uneven ground Fairly stiff for kicking steps in snow Moderatey resistant to get soaked on snow/glaciers Some Sticky-ish rubber for easy rock climbing is a plus It doesn't need specific crampon welts. The lighter the better, for stashing in the pack while using rock shoes. I suppose I am imagining a trail-runner/hiking boot/approach shoe combo. Thanks a ton. Edited June 22, 2007 by Blake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 (edited) Sounds like you almost described the La Sportiva Trango S EVO GTX, although I know someone who isn't thrilled with the supposed waterproofness of the gore-tex. I have the older non-gore-tex version, and they are a dream unless I'm on deep wet snow for hours at a time. You are probably thinking more of a shoe than a boot, but if sidehilling is in your game plan, I'd be afraid of screwing up my ankles in shoes. Edited June 22, 2007 by ClimbingPanther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 ditto, Trango S EVO GTX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 you might consider these (garmont vetta plus). A bit lighter than trango S and a fair bit more compact. I have em and like them so far. More boot-approach shoe hybrid than trail runner, but I think that is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 This is the shoe I have .....very light...I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpaholic Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 So you have a compromise between "Fairly stiff for kicking steps in snow" and the "trail runner/../approach shoe combo". So how stiff do you want it (...right)? Most boots with a stiff shank ARE going to have a welt in the back for crampons...assuming you know this, are you looking for something along the lines of this? http://www.sportiva.com/products/prod/502 or this? http://www.mountaingear.com/pages/product/product.asp/imanf/La+Sportiva/idesc/Trango+Guide+%2D+Men/Store/MG/item/203313/N/663 Heading further down the trail running side of things, what about just going with an approach shoe? Something like the Montrail D7 would make a good trail runner/fast hiker but still climb well, is light and you can strap crampons on for low angle glaciers. Couple that with an ankle gator and you've got a pretty good light and fast setup. Down sides would be not stiff and not waterproof (unless you find a GTX version). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Everyone I know just uses low-top approach hikers for summer stuff. I guess a more waterproof version of the same would be cool. The Montrail Hurricane Ridge is close, but still not completely h20 proof and doesn't climb all that well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterboo Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 dito with the trango Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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