User Review: Salomon Super Mountain 9

Reviewed January 10, 2003 by Luc

Rating: rated 3 of 5 stars
Materials: plastic, and leather
Use: D-type of shoe, climbing
Break-in Period: 0 days

The fit, and the possibilities to adjust the shoe to your feet is very good, the best i've seen.

But there standing workless in the closed. Why? The sole is to soft, for walking on trails and some steeper terrain they are great. But when using crampons the sole is flattened and hurting my feet.

After half a year the sole is damaged severely. pieces are ripped out.

On dry rock they stick very good but on muddy or snow/icy conditions there very slippery. So slippery that i didn't trust my feet placements any more. especially with a two-year-old kid in a carrier on my back.

I've bought La Sportiva Nepal Extremes. Stiffer sole, makes walking on flats not a joy, but i trust my feet again in every terrain and for climbing there simply are better wich is my main consern.

It's typical that my findings are oposite from Shawn Readenour who is very happy with the softer and more bendable sole.

So it's again what are you're priorities. I would say, Climbing No, snow or Icy conditions No, Normal trails with steep parts Yes.

Shawn Readenour says in his review:

The biggest difference between Salomon and all others is the Contragrip outsole. The La Sportiva has that USELESS Vibram outsole. Vibram is hard and slippery and does not grip AT ALL. But the Contragrip sole on (most) Salomons is sticky like gum so when you jump between boulders you are less prone to slide right over the top of it. If you were to wear out the sole on the Super Mountain it can be replaced, but I'm not really worried about that for a decade or so.

All in all, this is a high technology boot that is very forgiving to wear. It is not the best for park trails and it may be a little much for the summer.

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