La Sportiva Mens Karakorum Mountaineering/Hiking Boots

Christmas gift for my son he loved him. This is his second pair little costly.

I've had a pair of Makalu's for 15 years, and loved them, but I have beaten them to death and while they are still wearable they look pretty ugly.So, I considered another pair, but the Karakoram just looked too damn cool and I couldn't pass them up.I've only had them for a couple of weeks but I can already tell they will break in just great.While I'm not a world class climber or adventurer I do climb around in Joshua Tree etc. and these will be perfect.For anyone who still thinks that a pair or Merrill's or god forbid high-tech boots are good, you just have no idea until you really get the best andLaSportiva is just that, the best.They take a long time to break in but it's well worth the journey, give yourself at least a couple of months for break in, wearing them every fewdays and you will never look back.For a person like me with flat feet, I do have to wear them with an orthotic, but they work just fine in these boots.If you hike or climb don't bother with anything else get these get the Makalu's but if you love yourself you will buy LaSportiva.

I mainly purchased these for their quality as well as their looks. I would use them for real ridge hiking maybe twice a year, but sometimes I'll just wear them with a nice pair of jeans for cold weather days. As soon as I pulled them out of the box I could see the huge quality difference between these and my old Bears that they are replacing. Bears are still great but the Karakorums look like they could survive a bomb blast. The Vibram soles look indestructible. I can't wait for some real snow to test them out. I'm normally a USA size 7 1/2 to 8 and read that you should order a half size larger. I chose size 41 because they are closest to USA size 8 1/2. Tried them on with the socks I normally wear and bulls eye, perfect fit. Color is true to what I saw on the Amazon site, more olive than green which actually works better, you don't wanna be the guy walking around the street with green boots. Just got them; have yet to put them through the paces but right out of the box they are nice.

Bienen muy pequeñas ..es recomendable que compres un número más de tu taya

Very well made I climb trees every day and also walk on a lot of pavement I’ve only had for about 6 months but are holding up great still look and feel brand new.

These boots were true to size for me. I typically wear a size 10 in crispi, whites, etc. these fit nicely out of the box and were really comfortable. Put a pair of sheep feet insoles in and there golden :)

Contrary to 'the most comfortable boot evar!' comments these boots are pretty firm and supportive with a 3/4 hard and stiff sole. This allows a mostly stiff footbed with toe articulation(flex). Built much like the Nepals I owned 20 or more years ago but with way more flex in the toes and rockers at the heel and toe. You can actually walk easily in these while the Nepal is more of a pure alpine boot. I remember my Nepals weren't uncomfortable but not exactly pillowy. I wore them to the office and clomped around in them for 2 weeks for slogging up Shasta. This fit is similar minus the clomping. These are real boots with thick leather that needs to wear in a bit to soften up with good toe room and a reasonably snug heal. I'll wear them indoors for a couple of weeks before committing to them. I wear a size 8.5 and sometimes 9. I ordered these in 9 and have room for a footbed without having to worry about squeezing my feet. I absolutely love the lacing system

Good quality! I didn’t feel like they needed to be ‘broken’ in, very comfortable. Would purchase again, worth the money!