Posted this over on another site, but figured I would try here too--
I am looking to climb Cayambe and Chimborazo in mid-December. I climbed Orizaba last December and used LS Nepal Evo's with one thick mountaineering sock. I slept at 5000m in a tent and left at about 3:30am to get on the glacier and absolutely froze my toes off...had tingling for about a month after. I was wondering if I could get away with Evo's for Ecuador peaks ie if there is any trick to warm the feet up or use these boots...OR do I need to bite the bullet and rent plastics there or buy a pair of Spantik's and try to sell my Evo's??
I had two guides in Ecuador write to me and say that around 80% of people are using Evo's and you could get an insulated sock with Primaloft. But, I am worried I will kill my trip if I go and freeze my feet.
Any thoughts??