I've used both plastics and leathers in new zealand.
The plastics were dryer, but much less comfy for walking, and much worse on rock. My leathers lasted fine, with a moderate amount of moraine bashing. Of course a spangly, light weight ice climbing boot will get trashed, but a solid pair of leathers will be fine. I reckon the most popular boot I saw over there was the Nepal Extremes (which cost like $900 over there!) |