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Customers Ratings/Reviews (Number of Reviews: 4)
Overall:5.0 stars Comfort:4.5 stars Look:5.0 stars
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Asolo




Asolo AFS 8000
SKU #7134386

Asolo
AFS 8000

 $ 450.00 USD 
 SKU #7134386
SIZE
WIDTH
M (standard)
COLOR
Black/Yellow
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For professionals and high-level athletes. Suitable for use in the Himalaya where temperatures are often below -30°C. Designed to meet the demands of alpinism, snow, ice and dry tooling.
Pebax Plastic Outer shell.
Velveteen and Thinsulate™ inner lining.
7 layer inner shoe for waterproof, heat and comfort.
Vibram® Nilgiri Dual density sole for a better comfort and a design with an excellent grip suitable on all the terrains. It is highly abrasion resistant and the Shock Absorber is in the heel to mitigate the high impact areas on the foot.
Contains Asoframe, which is a single molded structure combining the midsole, heelcounter and toebox.
Various plastic formulae are used to alter the stiffness of the boot giving varying performance characteristics for each model.
The Ascent sole is lightweight and solid with the Asolo/Vibram signature, which is a design that improves compatibility with semi automatic crampons.
Rubber sole and a dual-density microporous rubber midsole.
The rigidity of the PU allows compatibility with crampons.
The profile contains a self cleaning design with the Asobrake for superior grip when descending.
Shoe weighs gr. 1.200
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  • Fit Survey:
  • 75% of Fit Survey Respondents said this shoe
    "Felt a half size smaller than marked".
  • 62% of Fit Survey Respondents said this shoe
    "Felt true to width".
  • 88% of Fit Survey Respondents said this shoe had
    "Moderate arch support".

 75% of Fit Survey respondents said this shoe "Felt a half size smaller than marked"
 62% of Fit Survey respondents said this shoe "Felt true to width"
 88% of Fit Survey respondents said this shoe had "Moderate arch support"

Customer Rating/Review

Asolo AFS 8000
Number of reviews: 4
Average customer ratings:
Overall: 5.0 stars  Comfort: 4.5 stars  Look: 5.0 stars


2009-07-27 06:04:43 Asolo AFS 8000
Reviewer: Fede Villarreal from Monterrey Mexico, USA
Overall:5 stars   Comfort:4 stars   Look:5 stars

That's a beautiful boot, but I still do not use it. I tried it at home and I hoped it would work for my plan on Aconcacgua. I bought it 2 sizes bigger because I want to use 2 socks, and I realized would have been better 2.5 sizes bigger.


2007-03-19 20:55:08 Asolo AFS 8000
Reviewer: Issue13 from Yosemite National Park, CA, USA
Overall:5 stars   Comfort:5 stars   Look:5 stars
Shoe Size: Felt true to size
Shoe Width: Felt true to width
Shoe Arch: Moderate arch support

Purpose built awesomeness. I bought this boot as part of my kit for a Nepal trip. Right out of the box I was pleased with the construction. Break-in requirements were minimal and took about 15km of use on mixed terrain (talus, snow, rock). I felt that these boots were more secure in fit than any Koflach models I have tried, though they are significantly more stable. These boots come into their own when you put on snowshoes or other aids.


2007-02-16 09:51:07 Asolo AFS 8000
Reviewer: Jim from Colorado, USA
Overall:5 stars   Comfort:5 stars   Look:5 stars
Shoe Size: Felt true to size
Shoe Width: Felt true to width
Shoe Arch: Moderate arch support

Warm and comfortable - I got these boots the day before climbing Quandary Peak (14265') in Colorado during mid-February. When we reached the summit there were 25mph winds and whiteout conditions, I actually got 'frost-nip' on my cheek and nose. The weather report said -20F wind chill, but I think it was colder. My feet stayed warm and comfortable the entire time. I was hesitant to break them in on a 14er, but when I got back to the car, my feet felt great. If you're sure that you want a rigid plastic boot, these are amazing.


2004-12-14 21:17:39 Asolo AFS 8000
Reviewer: Anonymous from Northwest, Cascades, USA
Overall:4 stars   Comfort:4 stars   Look:5 stars
Shoe Size: Felt a half size smaller than marked
Shoe Width: Felt true to width

Boots for winter / cold conditions mountaineering - These boots are worm. Really worm. I had two short trips and in both cases they performed as expected. The first time I did not wear gaiters and climbed few hundred feet thru spots of a knee deep snow. When I took off boots at the car they each had a lot of snow, ice and melted water inside the shell (not in the inner boot) and my feet were dry and hot! The second time I hiked on Mt Rainier in temp below freezing and 50-mph winds at 10k ft elevation - my feet were so hot almost on the verge of comfort zone. These boots perfectly edge. On my both trips I climbed short pitches of 40 degree mixed snow/ice/rock and never slid. I am quite happy with them except that they stress ankles a little bit while hiking steep slopes. I think any kind of stiff boots designed for front-pointing would have this problem.

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