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Innovation and tradition share equally deep roots at SCARPA, a muti-generational, family-owned business whose headquarters and manufacturing facilities are in the same region of northern Italy where it was founded in 1938. SCARPA builds performance footwear for climbing, hiking, skiing, mountaineering, trail-running and other outdoor pursuits. Aside from being the Italian word for "shoe," SCARPA is an acronym for Societa Calzaturiera Asolana Riunita Pedemontana Anonima (Associated Shoe Manufacturing Company of the Asolo Mountain Area).
Chris McEliece
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2010
I normally wear size 15 shoes, so finding mountaineering boots is ridiculous. When I saw these in a EUR 48 (roughly 14.5ish US) on sale, I said, what the heck. I didn't realize there was an additional discount.I walked out of Amazon.com with these for $164. shipped. with tax. unbelievable for last year's $550+ boot that would theoretically fit.I did a few training hikes with these- they are NOT MEANT FOR NORMAL HIKING. Blisters on top of blisters on top of blisters on my heels. I was irritated and frustrated because I hadn't ran into this problem with other (admittedly less technical) mountaineering boots. I chalked this up as a loss and was happy I hadn't sunk a lot more money in to these.BOY WAS I WRONG.First time on a mountain this season, Mt Hood, and I was in LOVE. The walk up the cat track was in re-frozen cat chop snow and ice was so easy. the whole day on the mountain (and the weather was effing TERRIBAD) my feet and toes were nice and toasty. While I wouldn't use the integrated 'gaiter' for any sort of extended post holing, it works for lighter-duty- I don't plan on taking separate gaiters on my Mt Rainier trip next month. Bonus, these boots light up like a firework when someone shines a headlamp at you.FIT: My only complaint with fit would be the toe box. As I said before, I normally wear a size 15 US, bought the EUR 48's. My foot is of 'normal' width. Width and length of these boots is fine, however the TOP of the toe box is too low by just a smidge- so it feels like my foot is being slightly crushed and I have little to no wiggle room.So, in conclusion:PROS- So easy to climb steep snow/ice/mixed routes with. Warm! Accepts literally every kind of crampon made in the world (GSb, full bale, partial, strap-on). Integrated gaiter works ok for most situations.CONS- 'short' (vertical) toe box. Sorta janky lace fastening system. Absolutely unusable for approach hike.This is, I believe, the newer style of this boot:
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