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High Altitude Mountaineering Boots These boots are used on Aconcagua, McKinley, Everest, and Vinson. You need a warmer boot at high altitudes. Boots in this category are more heavily insulated than boots intended for general mountaineering, and are constructed of two or more layers. The outer layer will be plastic or leather with an insulated inner boot/liner that will help maximize warmth.

“My favorite features on my boots are thermofit liners and integrated gaiter systems. The heat-molded liners make for a precise fit while the integrated gaiters have allowed me to do away with old-school gaiters. I think the most important thing when shopping for boots is to identify a manufacturer that makes a boot that fits your particular foot in terms of width. Width is as important as length for fit.”

-Seth Waterfall

Millet

Everest II GTX

La Sportiva

Baruntse

La Sportiva

Spantik

koflach

arctis expe

La Sportiva

Olympus Mons

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Boot Drying Tips On an expedition there are no heated rooms or boot dryers. The best way to dry your boots is to take them off at camp and, if possible, place them where the sun can shine directly into them. High altitude air is often dry and arid and will help evaporate moisture that has built up inside the boot during daily wear. At night, consider sleeping with the inner boots or single boots at the bottom of your sleeping bag. Your body heat will help dry the boots out.