Can someone make some good boot recommendations for Orizaba? Will probably go within the first half of November. Thank you.

Something warm.
We climbed Orizaba over Thanksgiving. Clear, calm skies. And near the summit we were in down parkas, big mitts, etc. It was COLD. (maybe 15-20°?)
I was in LS Glaciers with lots of sock + gaitors. Daughter was in plastics. With my current boot collection, I'd choose LS Nepal Evos.
TR:
http://www.splattski.com/2008/mexico/index.html

I second the LS Nepal Evo recommendation. I used those in February of this year and they were perfect.

Was on Orizaba in Feb a few years ago...would think any good plastic mountain boot would do the trick.

I was in Koflach Degre's and just fine. They are probably overkill. Would go with Nepals or other good insulated leather boot.

I'll weigh in on the LS Nepal evos. They'll serve you well on other glaciers for years to come.

Another vote for the Nepal Evos. If you haven't already, you might check out my article on climbing Orizaba for a few more tips, too: http://www.summitpost.org/a-colorado-cl ... ico/684957.

thanks everyone,i am going to check out the Nepal Evos,i have used the Trangos a couple of times and they have been great,thanks for the link JB99.

Have you ever tried frenching 35 degree snow in plastics?

Ben B. wrote:Have you ever tried frenching 35 degree snow in plastics?

Works fine in Scarpa Omegas but they are unusually flexible for plastics (and Nepals are more flexible/comfortable).

Would the Nepal Evos be a good boot for Aconcagua as well?

j4ever wrote:Would the Nepal Evos be a good boot for Aconcagua as well?

My personal experience is that they are not warm enough. Summit and high camp days were cold, I was glad I had my Scarpa Inverno with me.

Made it to top of Orizaba with these, but i wish i brought my Scarpa Inverno.

i will make 1 or 2 hike to help me acclimitize, would the Nepal Evos be ok to do this in?

j4ever wrote:i will make 1 or 2 hike to help me acclimitize, would the Nepal Evos be ok to do this in?

Depends where are you hiking to acclimitize. If you are climbing Izta, then the Nepal Evos will be fine, but if you are doing something lower like La Malinche (14,500), then regular hiking boots will suffice. Unless you are doing significant hiking on snow, the Nepal Evos are probably going to be overkill.