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La Sportiva mountaineering boots: Trango last vs Nepal last - differences?

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Khoi · · Vancouver, BC · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 45

I am looking at the La Sportiva Nepal Evo GTX vs. the La Sportiva Trango Ice Cube GTX.  Anyone know the differences between the Trango last vs the Nepal last?

I am most interested in which last is wider.

Karl Henize · · Boulder, CO · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 643

Nepal last should be wider than the Trango last.

Ryan Huetter · · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 395

Nepal is definitely wider. I own both boots, am a 45 in the Nepals and everything else Sportiva but had to downside a half size to fit the Ice Cube. They are a narrower fit, and I lace them loosely to hike in but crank them down a bit for climbing. 

Khoi · · Vancouver, BC · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 45

Thanks guys!

divnamite · · New York, NY · Joined Aug 2007 · Points: 90

If you want a wider boot, consider Scarpa Mont Blanc, it's wider than Nepal.

Khoi · · Vancouver, BC · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 45

I tried on a pair of Nepal Evo GTX in size 39.5 and they seemed to be a good fit. I walked around in them, walked up and down the ramps, hopped down the ramp, kick a metal post really hard multiple times, walked up and down the ramps sideways, climbed on a climbing wall (holy shit! Stiff mountaineering boots edge like champs!), etc.

I ordered a pair of Nepal cube GTX in the same size.

I hope they will fit the same! They are built on the same last, afterall....

Jesse Hansen · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2017 · Points: 0
divnamite wrote:

If you want a wider boot, consider Scarpa Mont Blanc, it's wider than Nepal.

I have a really wide foot and use the Mont Blanc pro and they fit my foot very nicely. The Nepal Cube also fits my foot but isn't exactly a perfect fit. 

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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