The Trango Tower from La Sportiva is a lightweight, Gore-Tex boot designed for mountain hiking, via ferrata and backpacking, even with heavy loads. As we have come to expect from this brand, these boots are beautifully designed. We were lucky enough to test out the women’s version in emerald, also available in light grey and berry (thankfully there is not a pink detail in sight). In the Men’s version these come in that classic La Sportiva red/yellow, black/yellow and ocean/sulphur. The boots have clean sweeping lines and complimentary colour palettes – it is almost a shame to get them dirty, but they are built for a tough life outdoors.

The uppers of the Trango Tower are constructed from an exclusive high tenacity fabric with abrasion-resistant zones and a Honey-Comb Guard reinforcement located in the areas most likely to take a bashing. The soles are La Sportiva Cube by Vibram, with light thickness, an impact brake system on the heel and a climbing-zone at the toe, providing excellent traction. These boots have crampon-compatible heels that have shock absorbing, internal EVA, with TPU inserts that cushion the foot for comfort but provide a spring in easy step. That magic Gore-Tex Performance Comfort membrane guarantees to keep the water out whilst allowing your skin to breath, and the 3D-Flex System means you have a good range of movements in your ankle and foot, creating a more natural feel when hiking or climbing. I was worried when I noticed that there wasn’t a lot of material on the back to help tug my foot into the boot other than a small piece of leather, but it just isn’t necessary - they easily glide on and off, and the differentiated lacing system between the upper and the lower part of the boot allows you to tighten the boot in for a precise fit in one quick pull.

At only 1200g (1400g in men’s) per pair, these are a great choice if you are looking for a lightweight, tough, flexible mountaineering boot, and being a bit of a stunner is always a plus too. RRP £250

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5 out of 5

Pros

Lightweight

Honey-Comb Guard

Cube by Vibram sole

Climbing-zone at the toe

Impact Brake System

Crampon compatible

Gore-Tex Performance Comfort

Beautiful

Differentiated lacing system