User Review: La Sportiva Makalu

La Sportiva Makalu
Above: The current Makalu, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed September 2, 2001 by Dave Blair

Rating:
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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Backcountry.com 2 purchase options:	Makalu Mountaineering Boot - Men's	$229.46	Buy Now
Backcountry.com 2 purchase options:	Makalu Mountaineering Boot - Women's	$229.46	Buy Now