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Ice climbing/mountaineering in oz 28-Apr-2006 At 12:51:51 PM Richard

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On 27/04/2006 brendan wrote:
>bump more info : ) trying to get into some alpine climbing this season
>what type of kit do you guys use whats more suitable for aus weather eg
>leather vs plastic boots

leather, for NZ and Oz. In both places you can end up doing a fair bit of walking ..friends I know carried their plastic boots, eg up sealy tarns, while I wore my leather climbing boots, then climbed sealy. There's enough stuff to carry with carrying big bulky plastic boots. One only draw backwith leather boots is you can't ski in them (eg with crampon compatible bindings) becuase the boot has bit to much flex in the ankle and if you fall badly does not support the ankle enough and you can brake the bones, where as a plastic boot you can ski in.... At least, that's what the guy at Bogong told me, and it seems plausible too me....So, if your going to walk and climb, get leather. If your going to ski and climb, get plastic...