That's totally fair. I agree it'd be significantly more helpful to see the insides too - and there's a lot more details & nuances of each boot that would be great to see/talk about as well. FWIW, our goal for this video (+ the single lined mountaineering boot video) was to do an overview of the two SCARPA mountain boot lines so climbers could get a better sense of the type of category and boot they were looking for. Our plan was/is to create individual videos for each of these boots that really dive into the details. Likely each of those individual boot videos would be about as long as this video, so it'd cover all the details, inside and out. We released this video at the same time we launched mountaineering boots on weighmyrack.com with the hope that even a broad overview would help climbers start to narrow down the choices, and it'd be the starting point before we had time to film/edit the more detailed individual boot videos. -AD
Yes! Scarpa inverno, Asolo AFS 8000 work amazingly at Aconcagua. Very warm both of them (stiffer than synthetic double boots) and much more durable in the harsh scree of Aconcagua.
Personally, I have cold feet with poor circulation so I would opt for the 8000 no question, but each person is going to have to make those decisions themselves. I've heard people say the 6000 and similar boots without overboots are not sufficient for summiting Denali if you don't want numb feet. I've also heard people say that the 6000 with a burly overboot for summit day is the ideal setup. To each their own. -Andreas
@@WeighMyRack Thank you SO MUCH for this feedback! I typically don't get cold feet but I also know that after Denali, knowing me, that it will only motivate me to another higher mountain and I really don't want to spend nearly $1000 on boots twice.
Would a Phantom 6000 or the La Sportiva G2SM work well for Aconcagua? From what I'm seeing the summit is a major scree push and the two boots mentioned might get all chewed up (how durable is the Phantom 6000?), would something like an Inverno or Spantik work better?
Phantom 8000 or 6000 for Denali expedition?
are those zippers welded shut? could have at least open them to show us how the boots look on the inside...
That's totally fair. I agree it'd be significantly more helpful to see the insides too - and there's a lot more details & nuances of each boot that would be great to see/talk about as well. FWIW, our goal for this video (+ the single lined mountaineering boot video) was to do an overview of the two SCARPA mountain boot lines so climbers could get a better sense of the type of category and boot they were looking for. Our plan was/is to create individual videos for each of these boots that really dive into the details. Likely each of those individual boot videos would be about as long as this video, so it'd cover all the details, inside and out. We released this video at the same time we launched mountaineering boots on weighmyrack.com with the hope that even a broad overview would help climbers start to narrow down the choices, and it'd be the starting point before we had time to film/edit the more detailed individual boot videos. -AD
Hello, thanks for the video, Do you k le ud The Scarpa Inverno works for Aconcagua (6962 mts)? Thanks
Yes! Scarpa inverno, Asolo AFS 8000 work amazingly at Aconcagua. Very warm both of them (stiffer than synthetic double boots) and much more durable in the harsh scree of Aconcagua.
Would you recommend the 6000 over the 8000 for a summit attempt at Denali?
Personally, I have cold feet with poor circulation so I would opt for the 8000 no question, but each person is going to have to make those decisions themselves. I've heard people say the 6000 and similar boots without overboots are not sufficient for summiting Denali if you don't want numb feet. I've also heard people say that the 6000 with a burly overboot for summit day is the ideal setup. To each their own.
-Andreas
@@WeighMyRack Thank you SO MUCH for this feedback! I typically don't get cold feet but I also know that after Denali, knowing me, that it will only motivate me to another higher mountain and I really don't want to spend nearly $1000 on boots twice.
Would a Phantom 6000 or the La Sportiva G2SM work well for Aconcagua? From what I'm seeing the summit is a major scree push and the two boots mentioned might get all chewed up (how durable is the Phantom 6000?), would something like an Inverno or Spantik work better?
La Sportive "Olympus Mons"
You speak about the boots but actually you do not show anything about them
I can not go to this link. Don't know why
Does this link work?
weighmyrack.com/mountaineeringboot
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