User Review: La Sportiva K2

Reviewed January 13, 1997 by an anonymous hiker

Rating: rated 5 of 5 stars
Materials: Leather
Use: Heavy Pack Ice Climbing
Break-in Period: 2 1/2
Weight: 4lbs 4oz
Price Paid: $220-240

These boots are excellent for anything, well almost anything. I have had my pair of K2's for three years and counting. I have used them to climb fourteeners, grade 5 ice, and hiked well over 100 miles in them with no problems. They require sno-seal. They do get cold below -15 degrees, so if you are planning on those kinds of temperatures do not buy them.

For crampons I highly recommend the Lowe/Camp Footfangs. Not only because of their amazing rigidity but because of the options you can get with them. Remember to try the toe bails they come with because in most cases those are not the correct bails for the K2's.

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