Anyone have any positive or negative things to say about the La Sportiva's Trango Extreme boots? Their light weight seems really impressive, but I'm wondering if comfort and/or durability has been compromised?

Unfortunately, as I live in Southern California, I can't find them in any local stores. So I'm hoping that their fit is the same as the Trango Plus boots and plan to order them from www.barabes.com...

-- Chris Jain (cjain@ix.netcom.com), April 15, 2001

Answers

I;ve had the Trango extremes since the first season they came out. I love them, they work in a lot of different places. I have taken them on many winter wall ascents, adn they are comfy, light, warm, dry quick, and I can even free climb(slightly) in them. I climbed mad ice in them over the last few years, and for mixed climbing they rule. The only time I have gotten cold feet is on long ice routes on REALLY cold days. I got on the diamond in the winter once and had no problems with cold feet at belays. However I have since ground the front crampon stay off with jugging and hauling and think I will have to send them to sportiva to get them fixed before next seasons ice.

Buy some, unless your headed into the BIG mountains, then buy something more insulated.

-- brent (pinscar@hotmail.com), April 16, 2001.