A solid general mountaineering boot - Mammut Eiswand GTX Mountaineering Boot - Mens

I have yet to take these into the mountains to wear in the winter, but I plan on taking these with me to Mt Ranier and wearing them with my Grivel G12 crampons.

They are very stiff. Keeping that in mind, they are still wearable around town and in the mountains. Take that statement with a grain of salt mind you, I was wearing them around to break in and while not as flexible as my Salomon Quest 4D II boots, they did not give me blisters or cause any pain. Just have to keep in mind that there is very little flexibility in them due to the nature of this kind of boot.

I typically wear a 12 wide in my boots, but given that I am only slightly on the wide side these in 12 medium fit me well with a light hiking sock. And should fit well with a heavier sock on too when I hit the mountains.

I don't plan on ever doing any high altitude climbing with these but more winter trekking in the Alps or hill walking in the UK or when I find myself in conditions where crampons are required for safety sake.

If you need this kind of boot, you can't go too far wrong with this boot at all.

This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.