televinny Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Any thoughts on great 3 season climbing boots? My Mammut Marooks climbed great but don't fit well. weigh only 1720g I am covered for winter boots. I'll have to hit a store to try some on but welcome opinions & experiences- good and bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 La Sportiva Trango or Scarpa Charmoz are pretty popular. I have Scarpas as they fit my wideish feet better than LS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 i'm a huge fan of lowa mountain experts. Mine are about 4-5 years old and holding up well though i've only used them a time or two since I got into skiing. Anyways in the first few years of their life they were great even in single digit temps though I think some of the light bit of insul in them has broken down so they aren't as warm as they once were. But I've done a lot scree surfing on the oregon volcanoes which I think is pretty hard on them and they've held great. My feet sweat a lot but they were great through many summer climbs, not too hot imo. But yes the Rand has been stout, still good tread though I've probably put about 250-350 miles hiking in them. Had to re-waterproof a bit but yeah, I'd buy them again. i think they may have improved the toe welt on newer year models as well (its kind of tiny..) scree surfing north sister: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARBrandon Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I second the Lowa Mountain Experts. Love mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcutter Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I looked into this last week for work. It seems that most of the major companies have really lightweight (just above 1 lb/ foot) mid-height technical approach shoe, some with a popper climbing sole/ rand. Water resistance I don't know about & durability will suck, but in order to fly throught mtns, they look topif you're planning on climbing rock. Also I have Chamoz' which are OK, I use them on Rainier in summer & anything else 3 season climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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