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- Resist rocks and sharp ice - these shoes have a tough split-grain leather upper
- Blend load-bearing stability with a walkable flex and cushions your stride with a microporous rubber midsole
- The lace-to-toe design offers agility and comfort while climbing
- The polyurethane heel ledge provides crampon security
- Sticky Vibram Sebolet outsole
- Weight per pair: 3 pounds
- Upper: Leather
- Midsole: Microporous
- Outsole: Vibram
from LA, California on 8/14/2007
I got these shoes for long approaches, to glacier ice climbing, to easy mountain rock climbing. That is an average day of sierra peak north face climbing, but it is a lot to ask from any boot. The Montrail D-7 is a stiff approach shoe. The Sportiva trango S is a lightweight semi-flexible mountain boot. This shoe is about half way in between. Surprisingly the D-7 sole feels stiffer and the D-7 is great for low 5th class rock. The advantage of the Vetta over the D-7 is the semi-automatic crampon compatibility and ankle support. This is the deal breaker for me ? the crampon heal lever goes above the cuff and presses on my Achilles tendon. I was using the alpini-geko and BD sabertooth. The smaller Grivel heal lever or CM no heal lever may work. I didn?t try. Don?t expect to front point without rigid crampons; the boot sole is soft forward of the middle.
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Overall I liked the boot. It is excellent on rock, with a nice feel for a mountaineering boot and it sticks well. Very light with a nice flex so it works great on the trail. The only flaw I found is that there is just a nylon holding the tongue in place so water gets in on wet snow and even small puddles.
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from Birmingham, Michigan on 6/28/2006
Very impressive product. Great arch & ankle support with a very tractive sole.
If only my dress shoes were this comfortable!