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La Sportiva Makalu Mountaineering Boot - Men's
will these do ok for ice climbing
By GERALD GUERRA
Ranked #34 - Rock Climbing Shoes
November 12, 2008
will these do ok for ice climbing
View Details: La Sportiva Makalu Mountaineering Boot - Men's
By Adam Buchanan
April 2, 2009
ive ice climbed a couple times and jacon is right. they do ok. their more of a glacier 14er boot. if your looking for an all around, do the nepal. the nepal will do really well as an all around boot.
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By Jacon Mayer
Ranked #12 - Rock Climbing Shoes
December 23, 2008
They'll do okay. The feedback on these I have had is that the soles aren't as grippy in cold/wet conditions as they are on Trango's and Nepal Evo's. Crampons do fit very well on these though so with those you'll be fine.Hope that helps.- I used to ice climb in them and they work great. Only thing is that with Grivel G14s, the front-points become a little set back - not as aggresively shooting out from the front due to the way the crampon fits the boot. Still, I've climbed plent of WI4 and 5 in these and they were wonderful, though not very insulated.
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Tech Specs:
- Material:
- Roughout leather
- Lining:
- Dri-Lex
- Removable Liner:
- No
- Sole:
- Vibram
- Crampon Compatible:
- Yes
- Lacing:
- Rollers with locking ankle
- Shank:
- 3/4-Length steel
- Weight:
- [Pair, size 9] 4lb 4oz (1960g)
- Recommended Use:
- Mountaineering, glacier travel
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 1 Year
- Country of Origin:
- Italy
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