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buttets
Nov 25, 2002, 2:24 AM
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Looking for a new pair of boots for ice/mixed climbing. Thinking about the La Sportiva Trango Ice?? Is any using these and what they think.
Any other suggestions would be great. Please post the good and bad for each boot so as to compare...
Thanks
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tradklime
Nov 26, 2002, 5:05 AM
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I have the Trango Ice and like them a lot. Light, very flexible ankle, warm, and they sinch you heel down really well.
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coclimber26
Dec 1, 2002, 3:24 PM
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I have the la sportiva nepals, no complaints yet, very comfy for a full shank. I also have a set of scarpa infernos. they are plastic and I use them for skiing and cold mountaineering. Scarpa has a new boot that's part plastic and part leather looks really good, can't remember the name of it though.
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space_monkey
Dec 3, 2002, 12:47 AM
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I use the Vertical by Koflach. I like them alot, they everything you could ask for
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jtcronk
Dec 7, 2002, 9:38 PM
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I've been wearing a pair of the Trango Ice's. So far they've been great! I've even been using them for one-day alpine routes. They climb extremely well and are flexible enough to make approaches much more livable than in plastic boots. Highly recommend!
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coclimber26
Dec 14, 2002, 1:35 AM
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The name of the new boot was the Scarpa Ice Alpha, looks really good, anyone own a pair?
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buttets
Dec 14, 2002, 2:45 AM
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Thanks for all the suggestions!!
I ended up going with the Sportiva Trango ice. It is amazing how light they are! I tried them out on a grade 5 column of ice and it felt like I was climbing in my rock shoes.. My only concern is when it gets really cold here, below 0. I will keep my double boots for just in case.
I tried the Scrapa Alpha's on. They look really nice but my heel was too narrow for them so didn't pick them up...
Thanks again,
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