User Review: La Sportiva Makalu

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

Reviewed March 11, 2004 by malcolmekearns@...

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Price Paid: $380AUS

Still in the break-in period, mainly due to the fact that my first pair had to be sent back. What looked like a shank started to come through in the front part on both boots so a replacement was sent to me. I then got my new Makalu's and found that they had sent me the new models ( I had the previous model without the rubber covered front section). These are by fare a lot less stiff which is a little bit of a concern. I don't mind putting in the hard yards breaking them in, and the new boots flexed allot quicker than I expected when hiking out to Mt Feathertop. I hope this doesn't affect the use of snowshoes or crampons and time will tell if they stuff up again. But overall boot looks and feels great.

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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