Review Date
December 11, 2005

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: hiyawase ,  Mountaineer

Price Paid:  $200.00 at outdoor and more

Summary:
Excellent pair of boots; the best i have owned for rougher hiking/snowshoes and crampon friendly

Customer Service:
n/a

Similar Products Used:
koflach plastic boots for more extreme environments, but the scarpas are good well below freezing and rigid enough for solid crampon grabs

Review Date
December 7, 2005

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: moooingcow ,  Backpacker

Price Paid:  $65.00 at ebay

Summary:
Very nice boot indeed. Wore them around the house for a couple of hours. Then went out on a 4 mile hike. These boots are hummers of hiking boots. No ankle twisting, or bruised soles of feet. Very nice last in the shoe too, it is so comfy. I have tried a myriad of boots to try to get the fit right, and these are it. I went out and got a 2nd pair because I am afraid I will not be able to find them later on. Worth every penny, even if I had to pay full price!

Customer Service:
n/a

Similar Products Used:
Montrail Moraine, Montrail Vercors, Lowa Scout, Lowa Banff, Lowa Kibo, Chaco Beckwith, Tecnica Stratus

Review Date
June 14, 2004

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: sweetdaddy ,  Mountaineer

Price Paid:  $150.00 at BD Online

Summary:
Got these on closeout directly from Black Diamond online, appears they are discontinuing the model which is a shame. Faily stiff boot, but comfortable esp if you fit the Scarpa foot shape. Sizing is right on according to Scarpa's charts,as a US sz 9 a 42 fit me perfectly. Short break in period, I got one small blister first outing with them. Lacing system is quick and can keep independent upper and lower boot tensions to relax cuff tension a bit if you like. Vibram sole grips wet and dry rock well. Toe and heel ledge fit my automatic crampons. I've walked through snow, mud and submerged them in water while fishing streams, all with no leakage. Leather is rugged and cleans up easily. I've put about 60 miles of heavy backpacking,hiking and rock to rock stream fishing on mine so far with hardly a scratch, I have no doubt they'll have great long term durability.For $150 they were a screamin' deal, get 'em from BD before they're gone!

Similar Products Used:
Scarpa Inverno Ice Boot
Scarpa T2 Tele Boot
Scarpa F1 AT Boot

Review Date
December 7, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: meb5525(Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer

Price Paid:  $239.00 at marmot mountain work

Summary:
So far so good, I have not had these boots long but having owned several pair of mountain boots I have to say I may have finally found my boot.I live at the foothills of the north cascades and believe this may be the best type of boot for MOST of the peaks in my back yard.First and formost is the fit, as close to perfect as you can get without buying custom.My feet are of medium width with high arches. The boot itself is by far the most comfortable I have tried in this class.Construction, materials, and attention to detail is first class. On the brannock device I measure 9.5 US I purchased 44 euro a tad big but not a problem.The rocker on this boot definatly helps with those long approaches.If this boot fits, you will be hard pressed to find a better light mountain boot.Waterproofness is like any other non-lined leather boot, as all leather boots should be in my opinion.( gore-tex makes for a great vapor barrier)! Take care of them as recommended and they will take care of you.I will update this review after 2 or 3 hundred miles.

Customer Service:
none

Similar Products Used:
La spotiva Karakorum- good boot but heavy for an alpine boot. La sportiva Eiger-good boot but not as good as the Karakorum Garmont Pinnacle-would be a good boot but they use crappy leather.

Review Date
March 29, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: jcampbell(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Woodridge, IL

Price Paid:  $195.00 at Northern Mountain Su

Summary:
GREAT BOOT!
After months of searching and searching I finaly found the boot that fits. In many ways this boot is superb. HS12 treatment, 3mm crosta, M4 sole, and craftsmenship make this boot great. Break in is that bad, personally mine aren't boken in yet but I can tell it isn't going to be half bad. Great boot for a great price.

Customer Service:
Scarpa (Black Diamond) C.S. is great they were with me every step of the way until I recieved my boots.

Similar Products Used:
La Spotiva Makalau's (great boot if they fit), Trezeta Alpinist's (questionable), Trezeta Trail GTX (suck), TNF Triple Divide Mid (pretty good little boot)