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| Trobec2. 09. 2015 17:27:20 |
@radagremvhribe, I don't know what exactly 'hard' means. Do they blister you? Do your feet hurt? I, for example, when I bought new Alpina Peak (quite heavy, more winter than summer), went on the first trip to Kočne, Grintovec and Kalški greben (2 days) and got through completely without blisters or any other discomforts. This year I bought new Tibet, first trip again (against the rules) full on, again no problems.
Aunt (who hikes a lot in the mountains and has much more experience than me) doesn't tolerate Alpina gojzars... they don't fit her foot.
So probably nothing wrong with the boots themselves, maybe they don't fit your foot. If they are not more than 15 days old you can return them, because you are not satisfied with the product (or whatever the law says?), but I doubt for the warranty... you can try.
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| Janez Seliškar2. 09. 2015 17:32:40 |
Hard boots must stay hard, they are intended for completely different tours than soft boots. Hiking to Šmarna gora just ruins them unnecessarily.
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| radagremvhribe3. 09. 2015 09:05:07 |
It happens to me that on the way back my big toes on both feet burn, I'm afraid of what will happen on a longer descent, say from Kokrško sedlo, but if your statements hold, I won't use them for Šmarna anymore and will go to higher mountains with them, which now intentionally I haven't, thanks for your opinions,
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| Trobec3. 09. 2015 11:02:31 |
If toes burn, it could be too loose laces, too thin socks, too long nails, or something listed above or something completely different.
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| heinz3. 09. 2015 11:25:00 |
radagremvhribe, try some cream on the burning parts. I think there is also an anti-blister spray that might help. Otherwise, my opinion is that if you have burning toes (in my case heels), it won't be any less or milder if you use the boots only in high mountains on rock.
The 1-year warranty probably won't be approved due to these issues.
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| radagremvhribe3. 09. 2015 13:38:44 |
I think I won't buy Alpina ever again. Today I called the store, they told me exchange is possible for another item if boots are unworn, otherwise no option. The lady was much less friendly than at purchase, when she actively praised the product. I know it's my decision, but it's not the first wrong hiking boots purchase...
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| Meto3. 09. 2015 16:21:10 |
If boots don't fit in store, don't buy them. Applies to daily and hiking footwear. Times when you had to put 3 pairs of socks in boots and wear them 10x on local hill are long gone.
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| ZeK3. 09. 2015 17:07:35 |
dkrajnc27
I have such gojzars and they are super.
They performed great on rock, also on scree.
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| iUnknown3. 09. 2015 19:39:30 |
@radagremvhribe
How much space do you have in front of your toes? It's quite possible that you have too little and your toes bang too much forward when walking downhill.
Of course it could also be that you don't have the laces tight enough and your foot slides back and forth in the shoes on descent.
Anyway, when buying don't rely too much on salespeople, because in many cases they themselves don't know much about exactly what they're selling and very often offer you the product where they'll earn the most.
Last month I got myself these La Sportiva Ultra Raptor. With these shoes I use only single socks BRBL Atlas from Kibuba. I went to try the shoes with them too.
Since I have these shoes, I don't even look at mountaineering boots anymore, even though I have brand new ones less than a month old. With these shoes I was last Sunday on Kredarica, Tuesday on Velika Planina. And even though they're not mountaineering boots, they perform really well for hill walking. Especially walking with them is much easier than with two or three times heavier boots that some use for hills even in summer.
It's also good these shoes aren't Goretex (there's a Goretex version too), because with Goretex shoes feet just sweat more and consequently higher chance of blisters, which many mountain shop salespeople don't even get.
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| pikica13. 09. 2015 19:55:37 |
I also bought Alpine shoes two years ago, model tibet. On this forum some praise them a lot. I totally believe they're good, I didn't have a bad feeling when I tried them in the store. But already the first day I went with them to Stol, on the way back I felt burning sole only in one shoe. I fixed that with thicker socks, then those problems were gone. But then others appeared. I did longer and longer hikes, and when I had them on all day once, they rubbed me so much above the heel that I had a lump under the skin on the Achilles. I won't wear them in the mountains anymore no way. For mushroom picking and winter snow shoveling they'll still be good enough 
Then I bought La Sportiva ones, really comfortable shoes. They were on sale a bit, I'm very satisfied with them. Test hike was full day, nothing, like wearing sneakers. No pressure anywhere, no burning soles at all. I have the same model as @heinz linked above, just mine are the ones for girls 
This year I waited for Iglu to have discount again to buy another pair like these I'm wearing now. Discount was there of course, unfortunately they didn't have my size. Well they still don't have the size  good they had it two years ago. God knows what I would have bought then if not these.
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| heinz3. 09. 2015 20:00:03 |
hmm, what about ankles iUnknown, still intact for now? 
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| sirt13. 09. 2015 22:51:21 |
Stop with those Italian socks that are proverbially made for the eyes not for feet!
38 years Alpine, don't know how many different models. No blisters! Even when I went to Triglav the same day I bought them!
Alpina forever!
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| Zebdi3. 09. 2015 23:19:40 |
Hey sirt1, look, you're lucky they fit your foot - probably not for others. Last time I bought some low Alpine shoes, somehow they don't reach Scarpa quality - more like a cheap copy of it. Before I had Scarpa Mojito, now this Alpina and I tell you, no comparison. True there was a concrete price difference...
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| Smetar3. 09. 2015 23:30:08 |
@radagremvhribe: which alpine shoes did you buy? (which model)
Usually burning pain on toes (Of course assuming shoes are right size and laced properly) is due to all-day sole stress (standing all day) and especially when socks are damp/wet from sweat it shows more.
If that's the cause, change (hiking) socks at the top and problem should disappear
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| ljubitelj gora3. 09. 2015 23:44:45 |
Some like Alpina mountaineering boot, others don't, so you have to try more models in different shops.
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| radagremvhribe4. 09. 2015 07:33:30 |
smetar, thanks for your attention, but none of that was the cause, as they say, you learn all your life, then die stupid, applies, right?
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| Smetar4. 09. 2015 10:14:34 |
That's as true as it's nailed down despite all you learn in life, in the end you don't beat the "last enemy" (death)...
did you find out what was wrong? (a little curiosity is bugging me)
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| radagremvhribe5. 09. 2015 07:23:45 |
In my opinion, the material is too hard. I'll go to the hill in the rain, I think only a bit of moisture loosens it. Thanks for the help.
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| dalibor_z8. 09. 2015 14:39:14 |
Hello,
does anyone have experience with McKinley footwear?
Manufacturer's site:
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Intersport:
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I'm tempted to try them, what are the experiences if any..
Thanks for all info.
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| luky688. 09. 2015 22:51:15 |
@dalibor_z
Very robust leather boot, but unfortunately also very heavy. Plus point that it's made in Slovenia (Alpina Žiri). Go try them and you'll see
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