scarpa manta m4

In article <[email hidden]>, rob
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any thoughts opinions
i have seen them for£130
which seems good value

I have a pair but only use them if I'm going to be using crampons. They
are too stiff and heavy (1050g each size 10) for general use.

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Dominic Sexton

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any thoughts opinions
i have seen them for£130
which seems good value

Superb winter boots. If you can find the older style (just replaced with a
new model with a softer cuff) you may find them for just over £100.

Roy.

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:36:30 +0000 (UTC), "rob" <[email hidden]>

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any thoughts opinions
i have seen them for£130
which seems good value

I got mine in April 1999, for UKP 120, and my Brashers and Zamberlans
have been left in a cupboard ever since. They fit me superbly, though
this may not be true for you - it depends on the shape of your feet,
and are the only boots never to have given me a blister. They were
made of ordinary brown leather back then and I can't say what the
newer materials are like to wear or how well they last, but mine look
almost like new. They are heavier than my other boots, and I'm a
slight 116 - 122 lbs, but they are worth it.

John D.
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rob said:

any thoughts opinions
i have seen them for£130
which seems good value

What exactly do you want them for, and how is the fit compared to other
boots of similar specification from competing brands?

The answers to these questions can make them either a clear bargain or a
complete waste of money!

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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Dominic Sexton said:

In article <[email hidden]>, rob
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

any thoughts opinions
i have seen them for£130
which seems good value

I have a pair but only use them if I'm going to be using crampons. They
are too stiff and heavy (1050g each size 10) for general use.

I have a pair of these and happily use them all year round from
hillwalking - ice-climbing. £130 certainly isn't cheap for them though.
I've never had a problem with mine and they have been very comfy but
everyone's feet are different!

I had them on in the shop for 20 mins and wore them at home for days
before committing myself...

thought they were 1kg per pair rather than each, though.

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Mark Anderson/Scottish Climbing Archive
Email: maa [AT] scotclimb.org.uk
WWW: www.scotclimb.org.uk

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In message <[email hidden]>, Dominic Sexton
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In article <[email hidden]>, rob
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

any thoughts opinions
i have seen them for£130
which seems good value

I have a pair but only use them if I'm going to be using crampons. They
are too stiff and heavy (1050g each size 10) for general use.

I am on my third pair in fifteen years (I may be wrong before someone
says that they were only introduced fourteen years ago or whatever) and
I love them - I use cheaper Contour boots in the summer (aren't they
also Scarpa boots in disguise?)

--
Martin Richardson
272/284 Munros - 4% to go 34/34 'Furths'- 0% to go
56/89 Donalds - 37% to go 494/1554 Marilyns - 68% to go
376/525 Hewitts - 28% to go (E=178/178; W=137/137; I=61/211)

In article <[email hidden]>, Mark
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Dominic Sexton said:

In article <[email hidden]>, rob
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

any thoughts opinions
i have seen them for£130
which seems good value

I have a pair but only use them if I'm going to be using crampons. They
are too stiff and heavy (1050g each size 10) for general use.

I have a pair of these and happily use them all year round from
hillwalking - ice-climbing. £130 certainly isn't cheap for them though.
I've never had a problem with mine and they have been very comfy but
everyone's feet are different!

Mine are very comfy but they really are heavier and stiffer than I like
for general use.

I got them about a year ago after my Koflachs disintegrated. I seem to
remember the design changed a couple of years ago and I'm not sure if
the older design was as heavy or stiff.

When I want boots but not that stiff / heavy I have an old pair of
Scarpa SLs (950g each - soggy from today's dog walk) or a newer pair of
KSB 300s (850g each). When I don't fancy boots it is Tevas at 340g each
:-)

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thought they were 1kg per pair rather than each, though.

I weighed one on my postage scales before I wrote that. I hadn't
realised they were quite that heavy either.

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Dominic Sexton

In article <[email hidden]>, Martin Richardson
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In message <[email hidden]>, Dominic Sexton
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In article <[email hidden]>, rob
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

any thoughts opinions
i have seen them for£130
which seems good value

I have a pair but only use them if I'm going to be using crampons.
They are too stiff and heavy (1050g each size 10) for general use.

I am on my third pair in fifteen years (I may be wrong before someone
says that they were only introduced fourteen years ago or whatever) and
I love them

As I said in my other post I think the design has changed recently (two
years ago?) and I'm not sure how the current design compares to the
previous one.

I just did a quick search and found that the model I have is supposedly
lighter(!) and stiffer than the old. I also see there is now an even
newer Tech model.

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- I use cheaper Contour boots in the summer (aren't they also Scarpa
boots in disguise?)

I have not seen / heard of them but don't tend to buy boots very often.

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Dominic Sexton

Dominic Sexton said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Martin Richardson
<[email hidden]> writes

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In message <[email hidden]>, Dominic Sexton
<[email hidden]> writes

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In article <[email hidden]>, rob
<[email hidden]> writes
>any thoughts opinions
>i have seen them for£130
>which seems good value

I have a pair but only use them if I'm going to be using crampons.
They are too stiff and heavy (1050g each size 10) for general use.

I am on my third pair in fifteen years (I may be wrong before someone
says that they were only introduced fourteen years ago or whatever) and
I love them

As I said in my other post I think the design has changed recently (two
years ago?) and I'm not sure how the current design compares to the
previous one.

I just did a quick search and found that the model I have is supposedly
lighter(!) and stiffer than the old. I also see there is now an even
newer Tech model.

They stiffened up c.2001 I bought a pair then, and they were fine at
P.D in the Alps. Only wear them in winter here.

My first pair, a pure walking boot in grey leather 1987.

Richard Webb

Richard Webb said:

My first pair, a pure walking boot in grey leather 1987.

I bought the Fitzroys, the next model up, at the same time. And though
I chose the Fitzies because I planned going winter climbing, my climbing
partner on my first ever III was wearing Mantas and "proper" crampons,
so you could do more than just walking in them (still using those
Fitzies...).

Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/