La Sportiva Aequilibrium: These unique boots are a step up 

I managed to get a pair of these last year and have worn them on a couple of winter ridges where they combine with the Grivel Airtech exceptionally well. They’re also a great scrambling boot. I had some heel rubbing but not much lift. A few wears and I obviously developed enough hard skin to cope. Highly recommended and the heel grip is astonishing in grass, loose scree, etc

Short and good review! Cheers Mate 😎

Picked these last Fall and was going to put them to use in the Winter. Sadly, health matters delayed me using them. Hope to this Fall. Thanks for the review! PS: I did wear them on a short urban walk where I live and they were comfortable right out of the box with no pinching at all.

A good review and tempting me into getting some for this Winter. My Scarpa Chamoz lift at the heel despite all my best efforts of lacing techniques etc

I got myself a pair of these boots last summer and I am pretty happy with them. it was what I was looking for (a semi-rigid boot but light to use all throughout the year). The only weak point I see is the part under the laces (the tongue, I think it is said in English), it seems it absorbs water and then takes pretty much time to get dry again. I just hope this will not affect the general waterproofness of the boot. Still need to try them on snowy days :)

I have them for 2.5 years now and they are my allrounders unless i am in very specific terrain where i really need C/D category boots or easy trails where trailrunners the better choice. Other than that, those boots are an excellent choice. They have a stiff enough sole for safely mounting crampons, yet the sole isn't too stiff , so your feets aren't burning after a 20miles hike. Although the sole compound is meant for durability it provides superb grip on smooth rock surface too, climbs up to UIAA 2+ aren't an issue at all. The excellent profile makes steep scree slopes less dangerous. And, for a B/C category shoe, they are surprisingly light, so you don't need to lift too much weight with every step. I actually just bought a second pair last week, afraid la sportiva stops producing them before my first pair is worn out 😛.

Great boots ! Need more different colors ( i.e. military green, olive, brown, grey ) !

Hi, Thank you for the review! I have a big favor to ask: can you please tell me what was the hottest temperature on which you've used these boots for trekking and if your feet got sweaty (how much) or not? I was planning to buy Aequilibrium Hike GTX for summer hiking and trekking, but my size is currently unavailable in my country so I was thinking of Aequilibrium Trek GTX (with leather). Then I saw your video and I am taking ST GTX into consideration. What do you think?

I've been looking at the Trango Tech GTX for my partner. I think they are rated as a B1. It would be used for Scottish Winter Munros. Any thoughts on these? Cheers!

Hi thank you for your detailed video. Where are the boots made? Euro or Asia?

Hi. Can I ask a sizing question. I'm a UK 9 in a standard shoe. So in this boot do I size up to a 9.5 or 10 as I'd be wearing a thick hiking sick

Purchased a pair of these after my feet not taking to the scarpa rebelles after lots of miles and different insoles. I’m still yet to of worn these sportivas yet, however I have a Scotland winter trip planned in a few weeks, with the potential of tower ridge weather depending. Do you think these boots would be suitable for this or would a stiffer B2 be more suitable? Any feedback be helpful cheers

Still debating whether to buy the lt or st version. Now I'm still interested in the speed gtx version. Do you know which shoe has which pros and cons? Thank you

I want aequilibrium lt boots but I don't have the chance to try them in Mexico, I'll order them on eBay, I normally wear 41 boots and my foot is wide but I've known that La Sportiva handles closed toe boots. What boot number do you recommend I order taking into account that I will not be able to try them?

I brought the Aequilibrium LT GTX last winter and I’m actually really disappointed by them! I’ve always worn La Sportivas and loved them. Of the shelf the leather absorbed water - the gortex keeps your foot dry by your feet stay cold in wet winter conditions. I can waterproof the leather, but i shouldn’t have to if the shelf. The second issue is the jazzy two-tone laces are actually two separate pieces stitched into the boot - if you snag or cut a lace you cant just swap them out which seems short sited. Generally pretty disappointed for a £300+ boot

Could ypu please tell, are tgey okay for walking on a glacier and deep snow?

Does anyone have any advice for sizing of the LTs? I have Boulder X Mid in 9 which fit well. I would like to wear thicker socks, so thinking of going 9.5. Will the leather stretch? Thanks!!🫡

Does it break in overtime or stays the same stiff?

Is this okay as a regular hiking/backpacking boot in the spring,summer, and fall?

Great boots but, crampons don't really grasp on the back of the shoe 'cause of the heel design. I have the Petzl Lynx crampons and Petzl Sarken Leverlock crampons.

Would you recommend it for Mera Peak?

What are those pants? Thx

Can you put crampons on it ?

I don’t see what the big deal about the laces is. If you ever have to change laces, all you have to do is cut out as much of the old laces as you can and run the new laces under that piece of fabric and lace them up. It’s not a big deal.

This ‘review’ sounds like a free advert for the boots, or that u were paid by laSportiva to review them. You would come across as more independent if you gave a balanced list of pros & cons. Did your walking partner really have your ‘partner falling over the whole day while going down hill" ? ! Lol