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Gear Guide 2009: Heavy-Duty Boots
We tested 150 boots this year, tallying enough trail miles to hike from Acadia to Denali–and back. Why? To help you find the perfect outdoor footwear.
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A favorite of ours that we recommend to clients climbing Kilimanjaro is the Asolo TPS 520. Comfortable right out of the box, warm and waterproof.
http://www.ultimatekilimanjaro.com/blog/2008/10/can-you-recommend-boots-for-climbing-kilimanjaro/
Posted: Jun 03, 2009 Ultimate Kilimanjaro
I'd especially be interested in any comments about the wear and tear the boots can sustain on the rocky trails in Arizona. The daily pounding on Piestewa Peak for example tears up the soles from the scrapes on basically a trail overlayed on the uplifted crust of a metamorphic type of granite -- really hard on every part of the boot.
Posted: May 21, 2009 Ron Bell
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