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User Review: La Sportiva Makalu

Rating: rated 5 of 5 stars
Materials: leather
Use: hevy duty backpacking, light mountaineering
Break-in Period: 60-100 mi.
Weight: 4#/pair
Price Paid: $230

These boots are great for rough and steep trails with a heavy pack or for off trail use. They also perform extremely well on moderate climbs. If you are in a very wet area be advised that without gore-tex, they will only keep you dry as long as you use a good treatment on them. (I use Biwell and it works ok until too many stream crossings wear it down).

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