User Review: La Sportiva Makalu
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Materials: leather
Use: Scotish winter scrambles
Break-in Period: for ever....
Weight: unknown
Price Paid: £120
I bought these boots about 2 years ago and haven't had a winter season since. These boots have to be the most terrible thing I have ever worn. I suspect it may be my weird foot shape as some people seem to love them, however I have heard others who bought a pair complain that they just couldn't get on with them.
I broke them in (or rather they broke me in) over a period of a year and a half and they never became comfortable. I tried volume adjusters, different footbeds, had them cooked at the local mountaineering shop and the heels narrowed, all to no avail.
I just purchased a pair of Scarpa Mantas which seem comfortable for now, but time will tell.
If you're looking for a new pair of boots I recomend you look at getting your Makalus a little small as part of the problem I had was the increased volume in the boot once the internal padding was tramped into submission.
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Where to Buy
Buy Online We found the Makalu at 2 online stores:
| Store | Product Description | Price |
 Moosejaw 2 purchase options: | Women's Makalu Boot (Spring 2008) | $255.00 | Buy Now |
| Men's Makalu Boot (Spring 2008) | $270.00 | Buy Now |
 Backcountry.com 2 purchase options: | Makalu Mountaineering Boot - Men's | $269.95 | Buy Now |
| Makalu Mountaineering Boot - Women's | $269.95 | Buy Now |
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