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Vasque M-Possible Mountaineering Boot - Men's

Vasque M-Possible Mountaineering Boot - Men's description

Vasque designed the M-Possible Mountaineering Boots to answer the demands of mixed climbing and steep ice ascents. For technical pitches, crank down the boots with a couple of turns of the Boa dial, and when you reach the belay, quickly loosen them up. The M-Possible's SuperFabric upper blocks rocks, picks, and stray crampon points, and the Thinsulate + Reflexion liner provides low-profile, insulation for cold, ice climbing days. A carbon fiber insole board and a Vibram Mulaz outsole create a stiff, super light platform for precision footwork on hard routes. Vasque included a softshell gaiter that clips onto the boot to keep snow out, without obstructing your view of your feet or getting in the way during delicate moves.

Warm boot, easy on, easy off, but the cable lacing has to be either tightened to the point where there is no ankle flex or if I loosened it enough to walk in on an approach in reasonable comfort they became too sloppy with heel lift and foot movement. There isn't a way to lace lock the lower tight and loosen the upper slightly. Might be a good tech ice climbing boot but definitely not a mixed climbing boot.

The concept is great- the shoes are a joy to tie and untie- but you should have moderately narrow forefoot. Reason: If you try to tie down the top to reduce motion in the ankle area, then you end up tightening up the front. So they are well built, great mountaineering boots- if they fit!