User Review: La Sportiva Nepal Top

Reviewed March 30, 2004 by Gerhard

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Materials: leather, lining Cambrelle
Use: wintry mountains
Weight: c. 2,4 kg per pair

It's the old problem: Should a shoe fit right away or do we have to allow several hikes to achieve that? Personally, I believe that a well fitting shoe gives you very few problems even during its first use. (Some models by Scarpa confirmed this idea) The Nepal Top is a very technical boot with almost no flex and no rocker; therefore they make your feet very clumsy when walking, like walking in ski boots and this becomes quite tiring soon. The lacing cuts into your instep so that I had to modify the lacing system. To add insult to injury, after only an hour I got hotspots on my big toes which developed into blisters in no time. (The toebox is the part that will definitely not stretch in a shoe like this) So I was very unhappy with this aquisition and I will go back to Scarpa, which so far have been excellent for my feet

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