Garmont Endorphin – Backcountry Boots: Reviews

Garmont Endorphin Backcountry Boots: Reviews

Garmont Endorphin – Backcountry Boots: Reviews

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Stiff plastic and a double-injected cuff afford alpine-boot-like downhill performance, but thanks to a walk mode it feels like an alpine-touring boot on the way up. 8.3 lbs; garmontusa.com

 

Bonus: Further evidence of its split personality: It comes with two interchangeable soles, one a grippier ski-mountaineering sole and one a flatter, traditional alpine sole.

 

Bummer: All that performance adds up—they're heavy.

 

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