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If you were a fan of those boots, the Garmont Tower Extreme LX GTX boots are something for you.ĭespite having a much higher ankle support than the Trango’s, the Tower Extreme’s only weigh in at approximately 755 grams per boot (size 8.5 American). For example, La Sportiva struck gold with their Trango S Evo’s-heralded for their comfort, climb-ability and light weight.

GARMONT GARMONT ICON PLUS GTX REVIEW HOW TO

A first look at any new pair of mountain boots always consists of the following question: “Are these boots made for walking or climbing?” The hypothesis is that mountain boot designers know that a great, lightweight mountain boot is the alchemical product of two very basic considerations: (1) the ability to comfortably withstand miles of long, heinous, scree approaches, and (2) the ability to dispatch the technical climbing on the route.īoot makers the world over have been tweaking the various components of the two styles for years to develop the perfect solution to the seemingly impossible quandary of how to make a climbing boot walk comfortably.

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