Hey all,

I'm broke and in need of a mountaineering boot! Nothing extreme--just planning on doing three-season mountaineering with it on slopes no greater than 40-45 degrees. Think something like Avy Gulch on Shasta or the Mountaineers Route on Whitney.

Any suggestions? My budget is around 250 (which really includes things up to almost 400 that I can find on Steep and Cheap).

Thanks!

Sierratradingpost has numerous options, all at low prices:

LaSportiva tend to fit narrow feet:

https://www.sierratradingpost.com/la-sp ... s~d~305%2F

https://www.sierratradingpost.com/la-sp ... s~d~305%2F

Scarpa tend to fit wider feet:

https://www.sierratradingpost.com/scarp ... s~d~305%2F

Kayland tends to fit between the other two brands:

https://www.sierratradingpost.com/kayla ... s~d~305%2F

FWIW, I either currently, or have in the past, owned boots and rock shoes from each of these manufacturers and they are all top quality.

The Trango Cubes are pretty great boots.

Plenty of sites also have the Scarpa Triolet on sale right now.

Genie,
Just a thought...
If you miss all those sales on general mountaineering boots, also consider the Bundeswehr mountain alpine boot made by Haix. It gets good reviews and you may be able to find a pair cheap.

https://www.asmc.com/Clothing/Footwear/ ... ina-p.html

They may not take a step-in crampon, but they should take a strap-on crampon for sure.
If you shop around, can find them a lot cheaper on other websites. Be sure to get the Alpine boot version.

Yeah I got the La Sportiva Trango Cubes and I love them. Very lightweight.

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