Montafon GTX
| Page Type | Gear Review |
|---|---|
| Object Title | Montafon GTX |
| Manufacturer | Lowa |
| Page By | josephgdawson |
| Page Type | May 31, 2004 / May 31, 2004 |
| Object ID | 1085 |
| Hits | 4949 |
| Vote |
3.0mm water repellent split leather upper w/no side seams
GORE-TEX® lining for waterproofness and comfort
One piece bellows tongue for watertight protection
8.5" tall shaft
High rubber rand for protection and durability
Climate-control footbed
Lightweight alloy lace loops with sprung lace hooks
Glove leather lining on collar
Step-in and strap-on crampon compatible
Plastic midsole stiffener
Rigid Vibram® 'Vertige' Sole
josephgdawson - May 31, 2004 3:31 am - Voted 5/5
Untitled ReviewI have a pair of semi-rigid step in crampons (no straps) and the lips on the boots held the crampons on well - they never popped off. The boots are not insulated, so I would not recommend them for really cold weather.
I have one other gripe. The boots are very hard to get hold of. I have to special order mine through summithut. All of the boots they made this year were allocated to special orders, I dont think any ever hit the retail market.
The piece of rubber tread on the front of the boot is nice and soft and grippy, and sticks very well on little pieces of rock when I climb in them. That along with the stiff sole makes it easy to keep the toe perpendicular to the wall to prevent losing surface area with the wall.
The ankle is fairly flexible while the sole of the boot is nice and stiff. They have a really deep heel cup that minimizes heel slip. My only gripe is that the heel is lined with some gortex fabric rather than glove leather.
I sealed the leather on my pair with nickwax and the leather did wet out after snowshoeing for a couple of hours in weather right around 32 degrees, but the gortex must have kept the water out because my feet never got wet. I love this boot.