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La Sportiva Nepal EVO GTX Mountaineering Boot - Men's
I really like these boots, but I noticed that the rubber in the...
By Schwerkraft
Ranked #437 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
March 22, 2010
I really like these boots, but I noticed that the rubber in the front is bubbling up. Has anybody else seen this. Pictures are here:
http://cid-9239b06b72120d47.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Random/Evo%20Nepal/IMG^_
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By Benjamin Botelho
Ranked #50 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
December 11, 2011
I am noticing this same issue on my brand new boots...did Sportiva do something for you?
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By Fernando Octavio Brendinberger
Ranked #7 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
March 31, 2010
That sucks. How old are the boots? If you bought the Nepal's from Backcountry.com, you can simply exchange them for a brand new pair! They have an awesome return/exchange policy.
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By Fernando Octavio Brendinberger
Ranked #7 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
March 31, 2010
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By Fernando Octavio Brendinberger
Ranked #7 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
March 31, 2010
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By Fernando Octavio Brendinberger
Ranked #7 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
March 31, 2010
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By Fernando Octavio Brendinberger
Ranked #7 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
March 31, 2010
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By Jesse Lind
Ranked #72 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
March 23, 2010
ShoeGoo should work. Or a cobbler. I've talked with other people who have had La Sportiva rubber rand separation problems. I'd contact the company and see if they've picked up on the trend yet.
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By Schwerkraft
Ranked #437 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
March 22, 2010
These are my first mountaineering boots which also means that I have no experience with cobblers. Can a good cobbler replace the rubber protection around the boot too? I thought they can only resole them.
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By Lyric Rosatti
Ranked #461 - Men's Mountaineering Boots
March 22, 2010
Unless you have a local cobbler that would take a look at them for you, that is not worth sending to a cobbler to fix, at least not yet. I know many people just put a little dab of superglue on flaps like that. If you have had these a while, I would go the glue-at-home method, but if they are relatively new, you might just live with it unless it gets bad enough to send to a cobbler.
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