I have had these more-or-less since they were released, and quite simply, I LOVE them...so why have I changed to a new pair of boots?

These boots are light, sexy, comfortable, nimble, but they let me down in a couple of areas.
Firstly, they weren't as warm as I'd expected, and it might just be me with poor circulation, but I really did get quite cold standing still at belays.
and secondly, was the build quality. Yes, they had a hard life, and the gaiters are ripped to shreads by my poor crampon technique, but when the rubber rand at the toe started to seperate it upset me! and then, one tooth of the zip broke off, in the fold created in front of the ankle as I walk, which was a massive dissapointment :(
Finally...why didn't they use the T-Zip, like Scarpa's Phantom Lights? They rectified this on the Batura Evo, but still, it's a shame they made such an oversight.

I still love them, and I mourn their injuries, and their fall into dis-use...but they've been superseded by the Spantiks for me.