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Mountain Hardwear FTX Ventigaiter

Mountain Hardwear FTX Ventigaiter description

The Mountain Hardwear FTX Ventigaiter features Mountain Hardwear's patented roll-back upper panel, which zips open revealing a mesh vent. The FTX is Mountain Hardwear's toughest Ventigaiter, and the best one to use for crampons and high alpine durability.

Bottom Line: Crampons are brutal, and so are winter high alpine conditionsthe Mountain Hardwear FTX Ventigaiter is designed to withstand both while keeping you dry and comfortable.

These things are fantastic. Everything on these gaiters is well thought out and placed. The material feels like you could use them for years without them giving out. The venting feature is really nice. My only complaint is that I originally ordered a large and it was way too bit for my legs. So I ordered a medium in its place and they are just the slightest bit too small. Other than that these are 5's all the way.

I ordered a size down based on the review by Minimag. I bought a Medium for a shoe size of 9.5 and they barely fit over my Vasque Super Alpinistas. However, they fit well over my regular hiking boots. Over the course of a weekend, my crampons poked a small hole in the Gore-Tex upper while climbing. They also tore a 2-inch hole through the lower when I slipped on the trail (the crampons went through the lower pretty easily). However, my pants underneath were not torn so I'm happy about that :)

Love them, as I do with all Mountain Hardware items. I highly recommend these gor-tex gators!

The Mountain Hardwear FTX Ventigaiters are as described, tough and very practical. The cost is a little high but the quality eases the pain. I would highly recommend these for the moderate to light extreme hiker.