Customer Reviews Scarpa Kailash GTX®

First impression when I opened the box is that I was shipped the wrong color. That was not the case though as package had correct color marked. These look two tone brown and light beige in pictures, but they are all one color and that color actually looks light grey. Not sure if the model changed or what. These are a nice looking shoe and felt really good but they are quite narrow width. I in fact decided to return them after wearing them inside for a few minutes because they started to feel uncomfortable from the narrow width. I would have exchanged for a wider width but they don't offer them in anything but med. width.

A nice boot after break in. Sized slightly smaller.

These boots are very good for the outdoors. They kept my feet dry when walking through a stream. As long as the water level is below the boots height you'll be dry. They gave me great stability and grip on dirt or grass but not when walking on a frozen terrain. I felt them a little stiff but that may be because of how thigh the laces were. So far I have only use them a couple of times on cold weather and I love them.

I bought these for daily winter wear after my 12 year old Vasque Clarions finally quit being waterproof. I have worn them pretty much every day for three weeks since it has been abnormally wet this year. So far, so good, with a small exception. They have broken in very quickly and make my around campus hikes a non-event. They are very comfortable, waterproof, and lightweight. The one exception is that the Scarpa insoles are junk. Within a week I had to order a pair of Superfeet insoles because the Scarpa ones were sliding around just from walking down slight inclines. So keep in mind that you may have drop some more money to make these boots really comfortable. Maybe they just figure that everybody will stick their own insoles in them so why bother making the boots more expensive by putting good ones in there to begin with? Still, I have got to take a point away for that. It is too early to tell much about how well these will hold up long term.

This is my second pair. After less than one year the stitching started coming apart on the first pair. Zappos' customer service was wonderful and they replaced the boots. However, about two months in the new pair is starting to fall apart. I have stitching issues once again but in a different location. I'm going back to Salomons, I put them through a lot and have had excellent luck. The only reason I gave the Scarpas a try was that I liked the look of the traction which is excellent in loose terrain. Once again, Zappos customer service is second to none.