Is 60 degrees more than you need? I don’t know, but It seems pretty darn good from where I stand. I thought my Tecnica’s were a amazing compared to regular alpine boots, but these are in a totally different league. I was kind of blown away by how comfortable and easy to walk in the Spectres are. I typically keep it closed and just tight enough so that it doesn’t open up. I’m not sure that the toe buckle does anything. Here you can see the buckle placement on the lower part of each boot. I would consider my feet of average width. Again, I think I’ll probably have right boot punched slightly to give a little more width across the ball of the foot, but the left feels perfect. At first I thought they were going to be a bit narrow, but as the liner has broken in they are feeling better. I’ve had no signs of blistering after spending quite a few back to back days hiking in them. The heel area is pretty secure although not super aggressive. The boots feel awesome when loosened for hiking and I will most likely have some boot work done eventually, but I want to spend some more time in them before I head down that path. I have to be very careful how tight I buckle the instep buckle as it is very easy to over-tighten in. Even though these fit better than any boot I’ve ever had… my right foot is almost too tight in the area over the instep. Now, all of the other reviewers have gone out of their way to caution people about the low volume and I want to caution you as well. So when I slid my foot into the Spectre in a 27.0 the lack of volume was music to my feet! My foot was held securely in place and there was even a little wiggle room for my toes. I then had the toe area punched out, and after all of that still had to put a heel wedge under the liner to take up a bit more space. However, my instep is so low that in my old alpine boots I had to size down to a 26.5 shell to get a snug enough fit volume-wise. I typically wear a size 11.0 in my Brooks, Nike, Hoka, or Newton running shoes. Personally, this design feature? flaw? is the thing that excited me the most about these boots. The one thing that I think everyone will agree on is the fact that the La Sportiva Spectre has a very low instep height. No two feet are the same and everyone has different ideas of what’s considered comfortable and how much discomfort their willing to endure over the course of a day. The Spectres feel as light as my old ice climbing boots and compared to my Tecnicas are seriously more enjoyable on the uphill. I don’t know how much the Bushwackers weigh, but it’s quite a bit more. What I noticed about the weight is that they’re f’ing light! This is my first pair of real AT boots and I’m coming from a pair of Tecnica Bushwackers. What do you want to know about how much these weigh? Do you want to know that they’re 50 grams lighter than the next guy? Do you care? Maybe you do, but then this probably isn’t the review for you… sorry. It’s light, great range of motion, powerful, comfortable… Weight Range of Motion: 60 Degrees of Cuff Articulationīinding Compatibility: All Tech Fit & Alpine Touring… sorta Liner: EZ Thermo (Thermo=Thermo-moldable) ![]() Shell Material: Shell – Grilamid, Cuff – Carbon Reinforced Grilamid, Tongue – Pebax Weight: 1445 g or 3.18 lbs per boot (for a size 27.5) I’ve been skiing these on a pair of 180 Rossignol Soul 7’s mounted up with Marker Barons. What I’d like to share with you is my impression of the La Sportiva Spectres based on these those days. It’s currently late December and I’ve already logged 9 days in my Spectres including 1 day at the resort. The winter season started off pretty well here in Vermont. I really do like skiing and I’m happy to slide on snow whether or not there is “enough”. I’m not terrible, but the word Schralp would not be the first word that comes to mind if you came across me in the woods. ![]() I’ve only been skiing for a couple of years and originally switched over from snowboarding to skiing for the increased mobility it offers while doing all those other things you do that don’t include sliding downhill. My name is Greg and I work here at the Catamount Trail Association. Regardless… I thought you might enjoy hearing from an average, everyday Joe who tries to get out as much as possible, but is far from achieving super-studdery. ![]() Maybe these guys actually spend very little time skiing and are more likely to be found sitting in front of a computer fighting for your attention. But I typically feel like the guys doing these reviews are super-studs who spend all of their time out skiing sick lines, hucking huge cliffs, ruining perfect powder fields, and more or less doing incredibly impressive things that us mere mortals can only dream of doing. The La Sportiva Spectre in all it’s gloryĪll the major backcountry blogs have already weighed in on this boot.
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