Which Boots will go with my Berghaus Yeti gaiters?

[Trunks]

Hi all,

Years ago i bought some Berghaus Yeti gaiters, but needless to say they didn't fit with the soles of my old Raichle boots

But, now i'm in need of a new pair of walking/hiking boots i was wondering if anyone could suggest a "good" pair that would fit with the gaiters

Cheers

 

[Graham_S]

The Yeti Gaiters are designed to go on Scarpa Boots.
I've got a pair of Manta Attack boots that are going on for 20 years old and still going strong.

 

[Mike Harlos]

Hi,

I used a Dremel tool to carve a groove out of the lugs on the sole of my Danners to fit the band... worked perfectly!

 

[johnboy]

Hi all,

Years ago i bought some Berghaus Yeti gaiters, but needless to say they didn't fit with the soles of my old Raichle boots

But, now i'm in need of a new pair of walking/hiking boots i was wondering if anyone could suggest a "good" pair that would fit with the gaiters

Cheers

I've got a pair that are fitted to some Lowa Mountain GTX's...

A PITA to get to fit but one thay are on they are on...

Depending on how old they are the yetis may or may not fit... Are they the newer type or really old ones??

 

[bigandy]

if memory serves you can get your boots resoled to have the correct sole. but like the sound of using the dremmel to make it fit.even when i had the correct boot i found i occasionally kicked the toe off so ended up siliconing it down(think i had removed the thin strap mid sole for some reason that escapes me)

 

[DavidJT]

The Yeti Gaiters are designed to go on Scarpa Boots.
I've got a pair of Manta Attack boots that are going on for 20 years old and still going strong.

Same. I got some for a big old pair of leather Scarpa Fitzroys (winter boots). Boots also still going strong after 20 odd years, but yeti's are a bit kn***ered
One downside with Yeti's is that if you do a lot of walking on sharp flinty ground, they do get cut up under the instep eventually, and as has been pointed out it's a PITA to take them on and off. Tend to use conventional ones more often now.

 

[Graham_S]

I had the proper gaiters for my mantas, but they got nicked.
I don't do enough walking to justify replacing them now.
They were fantastic pieces of kit though
I never got wet feet when using them, even when going through bogs on dartmoor.

 

[pteron]

I've got mine on a 20 year old set of Skarpa Attaks. Lovely boots, bit heavy but I never take the yetis off. Use lightweight Karrimors in summer and the Scarpas in winter.

 

[Chopper]

Berghaus Yeti gaiter Boots

 

[johnboy]

Same. I got some for a big old pair of leather Scarpa Fitzroys (winter boots). Boots also still going strong after 20 odd years,

I had a Pair of Fitzroys.... Excellent boots for Winter in the UK and Alpine summer climbing.
They took a Charlet S12 crampon nicely. I did quite a bit of climbing in mine. I used em when I did the Hornli Ridge not with Yetis though, climbing cracks with Yetis fixed tends to knacker the gaiter in short order..

You can fit Yetis to a number of different boots that do not have the Scarpa Attak sole unit. But you need to be prepared to cut the boot sole and the gaiter a bit to get them to fit. Some decent rubber adhesive on the toe of the gaiter helps to ensure the toe does not pop off. Also the stiffer the shank in the boot the better the gaiters stay on.

 

[Trunks]

Thanks for all the tips chaps, in the end i got a pair of old Scarpa Manta boots the yeti's fit really well.

Bring on the deep puddles

Cheers