News shoes
Well, boots actually. I just couldn’t resist the Twin Peak reference from Leo Johnson when he’s reduced to a vegetable dribbling on about new shoes.
Last weekend after looking at many boot sites we finally went through Newcastle and got ourselves a new pair of boots ready for this years activities. We had looked at several brands including Scarpa, Berghaus, Magnum, Caterpillar, Merrell and many more. We’d liked the look of the fullsize Magnum Boots, in particular the Elite Series and the Stealth Series, but the problem was finding a stockist in our area. We’d ventured into a good number of outdoor specialists in the past and could not find any. Already owning a pair of excellent Merrell Chameleon II Kahuma Sandals, I knew they were good quality but wanted something different.
The Scarpa Boots looked very expensive, very good, but perhaps a bit overkill for what we’d be using them for. Again, Cat Boots were expensive and the styling did not immediately grab my attention. Berghaus had a good range, but again they were expensive, looked suiting for someone doing mountaineering and were ridiculous colours. I mean wearing a pair of these Quake 3 moon boots would look the norm for Sarge, but I don’t think I could put them on my feet. Read more
