awf170
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Dear god do these things look awesome... hopefully I'll be able pick them up pretty cheaply next fall, I doubt it though. Need a replacement for my beat and too small mega-rides.
http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1024
http://www.feedthehabit.com/new-gear/garmont-radium-ski-mountaineering-boot-new-for-fall-2008/The Radium sports a tough, rockered and lugged sole that will keep you firmly planted while scrambling up rocky, windswept ridgelines. They are both Dynafit and A/T binding (Naxo/Fritschi/Silvretta) compatible. To complement the burly sole, the Radium includes the most flexible and natural-feeling walk mode of any backcountry ski boot I’ve ever worn. The upper cuff literally flexes fore and aft as well as any standard mountaineering boot on the market. Other than the lateral stiffness, these babies don’t feel like ski boots when in walk mode.
Not to fear, this doesn’t mean that they are noodles when clamped down into ski mode. Nope… they are as stiff as any true touring boot on the market. I’d put them just a bit stiffer than the Garmont Mega Ride overall due to the all-new shell design that has a single-piece lower wrap and upper tongue to ensure consistent flex and to add stiffness. They have a simplified forward lean that just locks you in at 24-degrees. No more mismatched forward lean woes!
http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1024