by Alika » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:42 pm
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by JHH60 » Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:36 am
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by mconnell » Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:56 am
JHH60 wrote:For general purpose mountaineering you want to make sure that you have enough room in the front of the boot that your toes don't slide into the front of the boot when the boots are properly laced and you are going downhill. That may or may not be bigger than your hiking boot size and may or may not be bigger than what you'd want for technical ice - it depends on the last for the boot and the shape of your foot. The only good thing about descending 10K' down the mountain when your toes are hitting the front of the boot is that you can gross out your friends by showing them how your blackened toenails are falling off.
by JHH60 » Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:25 am
mconnell wrote:JHH60 wrote:For general purpose mountaineering you want to make sure that you have enough room in the front of the boot that your toes don't slide into the front of the boot when the boots are properly laced and you are going downhill. That may or may not be bigger than your hiking boot size and may or may not be bigger than what you'd want for technical ice - it depends on the last for the boot and the shape of your foot. The only good thing about descending 10K' down the mountain when your toes are hitting the front of the boot is that you can gross out your friends by showing them how your blackened toenails are falling off.
Cure that problem by finding a boot that fits you correctly, not by buying them too big.
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