Achilles pain/strain mountaineering boots

[JasonM]

Still working on trying to break in a pair of Scarpa grand dru. I can wear them easily for 6-7 hours just doing whatever around the yard etc, no pain or discomfort. I throw the pack on (30lbs) and go for a 4-5 miler in relatively rugged terrain (western pa mountains) and I start to get some Achilles pain discomfort.

Pretty much any other boot style I use I don’t experience this. I was hoping to get these broke in for a mountain goat hunt next fall.

I’m guessing at this point I may just have to accept my feet don’t like them…..for backpacking or mountain hiking? Might have to just use them for yard work ha ha.

 

[Skerhunter]

Had this same problem before! I did not find a “fix”.

Lacing differently did help some but still caused issues. For me it seems to be the pressure of the boot on the back of my leg.

I can’t 100% blame the boots either because I also dealt with tendinitis around that time. Not sure if that was the start or something else was the cause (one year bothered me rucking the next was running).

 

[JasonM]

Had this same problem before! I did not find a “fix”.

Lacing differently did help some but still caused issues. For me it seems to be the pressure of the boot on the back of my leg.

I can’t 100% blame the boots either because I also dealt with tendinitis around that time. Not sure if that was the start or something else was the cause (one year bothered me rucking the next was running).

Ya can’t blame the boots

 

[fngTony]

How stiff is that area of the boot? There’s a trend now with many brands of implementing flex zones of softer material, might be worth trying something different.

 

[JasonM]

How stiff is that area of the boot? There’s a trend now with many brands of implementing flex zones of softer material, might be worth trying something different.

The grand dru is stiff throughout. Like walking with a 2x4 under your feet stiff.