new walking/hiking/boots

[Paul Barton]

I have a pair of boots made by Hanwag and they are really excellent. Similar looking to the Meindl boots and also made in Germany I think. Apparently Hanwag supply the army and police force with boots.

 

HanWag Tatra GTX Trek Boots :: Army Navy Store

[blazer]

To my mind 2 of the 3 best options have been posted above:

Scarpa Manta and Altberg Mallerstang II.

 

I've had my Mallerstangs for 3.5 years now - I wear them whenever i'm not wearing my saw boots - you wouldn't beleive how good they look still. Seriously well built boots made in the UK! If you like the La Sportiva look though they're maybe a bit too trad though....

 

The other ones i'd be looking at are Haglofs Grym. Spaceage batman materials, rock solid Scandi design, available in a "Hi" or normal height. Having handled a pair I think they'll probably be my next boots.

 

Another Altberg fan:thumbup1:

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

so went to my local cotswold outdoor shop in peterbough on Tuesday, had a look at both the scarpa mantas and the la sportive, and i think i like the scarpas the most so going back up next week to get them ?????

 

hopefully i have made the right choice.

 

You cannot go far wrong with scarpa boots! I have had several pairs from light treking to steel shanked ice climbing models and all have performed well.

 

My only gripe is Vibram soles - Great in the dry but on wet wood or rock they tend to perform like ice skates!