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The Nuptse Mountaineer Boots<\/div>\n What I am working up to is this: Yeah, in good conditions, the Scarpa<\/a> Summit GTX\u0092s ($400) combined with full overboots, might be okay. But they\u0092re really more of a boot for Rainier, Aconcagua, that sort of thing. Denali? At the 17,000-foot camp? And it\u0092s 20 below…or colder? Well, I\u0092m not so sure. You really want to see all your toes turn\u0085black? <\/p>\n So buy some boots made for the climb. La La Sportiva<\/a>\u0092s Nuptse Mountaineer Boots ($550) are just the ticket, with polyurethane outer shell and an insulated, steel shank. Warm and supportive. Or try Scarpa\u0092s Omega ($390). They\u0092re a great successor to the estimable Scarpa Inverno ($320, and a fine boot for Denali). The Omegas have plastic shells with double boots that make it great for cold weather and high mountains. Lastly, you can try the Asolo<\/a> AFS 8000s ($450), with full plastic shells, double boots, and Thinsulate insulation. Just the ticket. <\/p>\n To any of the above, add a pair of Outdoor Research<\/a> Brooks Rangers ($160)\u0097full insulated overboots.<\/p>\n Don\u0092t even thank me now. Thank me when you get back and have all your toes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Time for some basic math, Kevin. You have ten toes. Which is quite a few, actually. Surely you could do without one or two. Still, do some thinking. Assign a dollar value to each toe. Times ten. Surely you\u0092ll be in the $500 range yes? What I am working up to is this: Yeah, in … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1611801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"uuid":"9c94209272e59e566948a17adb8988b9","footnotes":""},"categories":[2543],"tags":[2946,3083,3111],"byline":[1482],"ad_cat":[],"legacy-category":[],"class_list":["post-2440335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climbing","tag-alaska","tag-hiking-boots","tag-mountaineering","byline-douglas-gantenbein"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"What’s the best boot for a Denali summit?","url":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-adventure\/climbing\/what146s-best-boot-denali-summit\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-adventure\/climbing\/what146s-best-boot-denali-summit\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated-images_parent\/migrated-images_75\/I433622-1-1_20091118.jpg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated-images_parent\/migrated-images_75\/I433622-1-1_20091118.jpg"},"articleSection":"Climbing","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"sperkins-pom"}],"creator":["sperkins-pom"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Online","logo":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/favicon-194x194-1.png"},"keywords":["alaska","hiking boots","mountaineering"],"dateCreated":"2009-11-16T00:00:00Z","datePublished":"2009-11-16T00:00:00Z","dateModified":"2022-02-24T19:11:39Z"},"rendered":"