Garmont Men's Garmont Vetta Lite GTX Hiking Shoe

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• Merchant: Amazon.com
• Brand: Garmont
• Fabric: Suede and mesh
• Box Size:
  Height: 400
  Length: 1200
  Weight: 200
  Width: 800
  

• Price: $149.95

Features

• Features of this item include: GTX

Product Description

• Product Description

  An approach/climbing hybrid that moves with speed and agility. Lining: Gore-Tex. Structure: Frame Flex Lite. Sole: Vibram Friction.

• Amazon.com Product Description

  The Vetta Lite GTX boot likes to mix it up, which is good news for those of us who want a versatile, high performance boot that tackles the approach and mountaineering with equal tenacity. Backed by more than 140 years of crafting quality outdoor footwear, Garmont delivers with this boot. Nimble, lightweight, and ready to climb, this lace-up features excellent rock, ice, and abrasion protection and wicked traction, thanks to its tough leather and mesh construction and crampon-compatible Vibram® outsole. Its to-the-toe lacing delivers a precise, agile fit.

Customer Reviews

• February 23, 2010Stitching,Stitching,Stitching

  Let me begin by saying that I am a Certified Arborist. That being said... hopefully this review will be useful to everyone anyway. I used these for my job, which is climbing trees. And I will say to this day that working in trees is probably the best test of boot durability there is.
  
  To start... sizing is pretty accurate. I normally wear size 10 1/2 but actually purchased size 10 (I wanted to try them bad enough that I was willing to take a chance on size, as a 10 1/2 wasn't available). They were a little snug at first, but not uncomfortable, and wound up fitting perfect after a few days of use. I have normal to just slightly wide feet and that fit was perfect as well.
  
  They are very comfortable, weigh next to nothing, and are truly water/snow proof. The soles are super grippy too.
  
  Now for my only complaint (and it's a big one). The stitching on both the inner and outer sides, at about mid-foot (ie. where your arch is), just above the sole, failed. When climbing trees your foot is frequently wedged in branch crotches (the v-shaped area where branches join) and thus there is alot of abrasion against the sides of the boot. I have no doubt that this was directly the cause of the failed stitching. But even if you were to be using these for hiking/light mountaineering you would certainly encounter similar situations with rock. Thus resulting the same way.
  
  I would say that as long as you are not going to encounter the above said condition, these boots will fulfill all your expectations. It's a shame that Garmont missed the mark with the stitching, because otherwise this would be "the perfect lightweight tree climbing boot".
  
  These boots lasted a bit over 5 months before the stitching failed. Other than that, the rest of the boot is still in relatively good shape.