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La Sportiva Nepal EVO GTX Mountaineering Boot - Men's
Reading the reviews I noticed people commenting that they hike...
By Fernando Octavio Brendinberger
Ranked #7 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
February 16, 2010
Reading the reviews I noticed people commenting that they hike in the Nepal EVO's.
Doesn't the Nepal EVO GTX have a full shank? How is it possible to hike in these boots with a full shank?
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By don bowie
Ranked #11 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
February 17, 2010
Sportiva designed a fair amount of rocker into the sole, so the fore boot rolls under foot during stride. This dampens the ski-boot "thunk" effect typical of many full shank boots- but only somewhat. Personally, I don't lace them all the way up when hiking long distances. In 2007 my partner trekked 70 miles (5 days) into base camp wearing a pair of Nepal EVO's- brand new out of the box- apparently without too much discomfort. This boot is made for vertical- but it just happens to trek reasonably well for a technical boot. A 3/4 or 1/2 shank boot will hike much better than the Nepal.
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