Great boot much better than La Sportiva

By Allen Ranked #916 - Rock Climbing Shoes August 10, 2009

I had two sets of La Sportiva Trangos that both leaked right out of the box so GORE, after their lab tested them and under their Lifetime Warrantee Program, offered to replace them with any boots I wanted so I bought these and a LS Nepal EVO. This GORE service is unbelievable and well worth always buying GORE GorTex products.The Scarpa Triolet do everything the Trangos did with a much better fit with a larger toe box and mid foot, and better function and feel with the same weight. They are waterproof and very comfortable right out of the box, they hike and climb well with no break-in needed, and so far still look like new. The rubber rand is better connected unlike the Trango's which always come unglued at the toe, and the side leather material holds up better than the Trango side material. I have also noticed that on 5-8 mile approach hikes the Trango users would complain that the balls of the feet would hurt and everyone said it felt like walking on concrete and I would agree. Even know the Triolet is supposed to be a step up in stiffness from the Trango EVO or the Trango Alp, The Triolet doesn't seem to do that and I note a padded layer under the footbed. I have also used these with moldable SOLE footbeds. Great Boot, highly recommended, better fit for normal width (95-100mm width) feet , better durability and feel than the LS Trangos that seem to be so popular.

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