La Sportiva Trango S

La Sportiva Trango S

Average Rating: rated 3.50 of 5 stars
Reviewed by 3 Trailspace users

Description

The Trango S is a mountaineering boot made by La Sportiva. It has an average rating of 3.5 stars (out of 5), based on 3 user reviews.

Here's what other sites are saying:

From Oregon Mountain Community:
"The La Sportiva Trango S is a multi-purpose alpine boot. The Trango S has edging soles, sticky rubber rands, water repellent Lorica synthetic leather uppers and a low-profile lacing system. The innovative 3D Flex ankle-hinge system provides plenty of support when straight front pointing, yet reamins laterally flexible when ice-climbing flat-footed "French style". An excellent choice for alpine hiking, vie ferrate, big walls and classic alpine climbing. The Trango S is compatible with new-matic style crampons."

From Moosejaw:
"The Trango S is a multi-purpose lightweight alpine boot with edging soles, sticky rubber rands, water repellent Lorica synthetic leather uppers and a low profile lacing system. The innovative 3D Flex ankle-hinge system provides plenty of support when straight on front pointing yet remains flexible from side to side when ice climbing flat footed in French style. The Trango S is La Sportiva's finest boot for alpine hiking, via ferrate, big walls or classic alpine climbing. Newmatic style crampon compatible. Upper: Aramide reinforced Cordura w/ FlexTec & Lorica synthetic leather Construction: Board Lasted Last: Trango Lining: Dri-Lex Sole: Vibram Dru (Sticky Super-Trek rubber) w/ Antishock Heel Insert & Crampon Reinforcement (heel only) Midsole: Dual Density Micropore Insole: 7mm Trailflex w/ 1/2 steel shank Weight: 2 lbs. 10 oz."

From REI:
"Backpacker Magazine, April '04 issue says, ''Meet the best summer mountaineering boot for backpackers, period.''. These multi-purpose, lightweight boots are built for alpine hiking via ferrate, big walls or classic alpine climbing. Water-repellent Lorica synthetic leather and Cordura nylon uppers are fast drying, durable and feature a low-profile lacing system. 3D Flex ankle-hinge system is supportive when straight on front pointing, yet remains flexible side to side when ice climbing flat-footed French style. Dual-density micro-cellular rubber midsoles absorb shock. Tapered nylon with half-length steel shanks provide lateral support. Vibram Dru rubber outsoles are sticky, with antishock heel inserts for comfort. Hybrid step-in crampon compatible."

From Sierra Trading Post:
"Comfortable right out of the box, the ultralight Trango S from La Sportiva is the boot of choice for Alps mountain guides -- great for approach, mixed climbing and straightforward glacial terrain, summer and winter. 3D Flex ankle-hinge system provides plenty of support when straight-on front pointing, yet remains torsionally flexible when ice climbing. Stiff soles are designed for edging. Water repellent Lorica synthetic uppers with reinforced Cordura"

User Reviews

rated 4 of 5 stars Men's Trango S
Reviewed by Swotchcom, Sep 19, 2006

"Second rewiew after owning and destroying two pairs of these shoes. The main reason not buying a third pair is they are quite short-lived, even with massive repairs. Sportiva claims they are easy to resole but the time you would resole they are completely decomposed, mainly due to the poor toetip construction (no toetip reinforcement at all)."

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rated 4 of 5 stars Trango S
Reviewed by Swotch.com, Feb 09, 2005

"Walked 200 days in one year since I bought them. In the beginning those were hard days because those boots were rather uncomfortable (one star off!). Did some trimming with scissors and grindstone and they turned out to be very good. Very lightweight allows fast movements."

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rated 3 of 5 stars Trango S
Reviewed by Gerhard, Mar 30, 2004

"This is a very lightweight boot which is crampon compatible because of its little flex. For me this model is neither fish nor fowl, because it is far too cold for use on ice and definitely not waterproof - after walking half an hour in wet grass my feet were totally soaked, even though I had sprayed the boots with Nikwax - and for long treks they are too uncomfortable."

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