This winter I'm looking to pick up a pair of new pair of boots that I can use for ice/mixed climbing but also possibly bring up 6000m peaks in the Cordillera Blanca or lower elevation technical routes in Alaska.
Double plastics are always an obvious choice but I want to take advantage of some newer technology. There are a lot of options out and I'm not sure which boots fit the criteria of being warmer than summer mountaineering boots but less chunky than boots meant for the Himalaya, so I'd appreciate some suggestions.
The models that I'm aware of that should work are the La Sportiva Spantiks and Scarpa Phantom 6000.