Stiff boots not the way to go?

[Wrench]

I’ve worn Scarpa mountaineering boots for the past ten years and won’t wear anything else. They are ridiculous to break in, but I love how stiff they are, very helpful for me in the terrain I hunt.

I have the Wrangell and Gran Dru's and when I compare the build quality to a crispi or kennetrek the difference is laughable.

I would like to try a Wrangell upper on a slightly softer soled, sticky rubber sole.

 

[Speaks]

I went from medium boots like pronghorns to Crispi and they were real hard for me at first, I pushed through with people telling me they were better and I would get used to them. I did more or less.

Then I switched to Vivos and used them for more and more use cases to the point where they are just about all I use now for everything. I had worn largely barefoot shoes in day to day life for years so not really sure why I didnt translate it into hunting boots earlier.

Short of needing some of the overboot type crampons I dont see using a stiff boot anymore.

 

[justinspicher]

My most worn scarpas are the Fuegos. I’ve had them since 2015 and have a few thousand miles on them.

 

[WRO]

How does the grey synthetic hold up compared to the leather? Leather has been super tough (good thing)


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I get 18 months a pair if I’m lucky, i usually run them about 80 days a year and they crap out around 6-700 miles.


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[R boar]

I'm all in on minimalist boots. I wear stiff scarpas for mountaineering if I need real crampons (like hood, rainier, etc type mountains) but otherwise minimalist boots no matter how steep, rocky, cliffy, whatever.

Some of it really is personal preference, and whether you can "get away with" wearing more flexible boots. Some people may need years to adapt or it just might not be the way you like to walk or have your feet feel. So I don't try to convince anyone it's the right way, but it works well for me and many others.

 

[Bubblehide]

My most worn scarpas are the Fuegos. I’ve had them since 2015 and have a few thousand miles on them.

I have several different pairs of Scarpa's boots; the Fuegos are thee most stiff, unfortunately, they are slightly undersized for me. (All my others fit well (at 1/2 size larger.))

I prefer a bit stiffer boot than most, it appears, but I've never been disappointed in any of my Scarpa's (other than the one pair being slightly too small). But people have different preferences.

 

[Mtslackcountry]

How does the grey synthetic hold up compared to the leather? Leather has been super tough (good thing)


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I wear them almost daily in this winter and put 15 days hunting and they seem basically new. The Synthetic looks like leather but drys much faster. Doesnt seem to strech when soaked and doesnt shrink. Seems like all of my full leather boots seem to shrink in the toe box overtime and when things are really wet the leather takes for ever to dry and the boot needs major tightening because of stretch. I used to treat my leather boots constantly. I havent touched the synthetic and dont plan to. If I had to guess the soles will be shot before the synthetic leather is shot.