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Which Mountain Boots? 25-Oct-2008 At 6:23:07 PM Epic Steve

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I have an old pair of La Sportiva Lhotse GTX boots and they are SOOOO COOOOMFY!!! They have done Aspiring a few times by both the Therma Glacier Route (snow) and the North West Ridge (rock and scree) as well as Mt Cook via Zurbriggen's Ridge and the Linda Glacier...just need to make sure the crampons are a snug fit and if the boots are older, attach a small strap under the middle of the crampon and over the middle of the boot as an added safety backup in case the front wire bale pops off (with semi articulated Cherlet Moser Blackice crampons)...if doing anything steeper like Mt Tasman then go the plastics as you'll need the stiffness for confident and less fatiguing front pointing on steeper ice...whatever you wear...take the old Teva Terra Fi sandals for the walk out (once the glacial moraine ends!!!) and in the huts!!!