Everest Base Camp and the 3 passes footwear choice

[Almog]

Hi, in less than a week I’m going on a ~25 days hiking in the Sagarmatha National Park.

I’ve been wearing LaSportiva Wildcat 3.0 just a month ago during 17 days hiking in Lapland (Kungsleden). Before that I used to wear boots (Danner Crater Rim 6″).

I fell in love with the Wildcat and I’d like, if possible, to wear them for the EBC trek as well, but I haven’t had any experience of using trail runners on snow. For most part I guess/hope there isn’t going to be a lot of snow on the trail, but I’d very much like to hear of other people experience in that region during that time.

Is there a good reason why I should prefer boots this time if I’m not going to use crampons anyway (I’m not planning on summiting)?

[Roger Caffin]

We used UL shoes – really UL ones, around Nepal. It’s all on tracks.

Cheers

[John S.]

I went last year and wore trail runners, New Balance  Leadville 1210’s. On snow I added waterproof socks. No problems.

[Justin Baker]

No experience in that part of the world but I have good luck using Rocky Goretex socks with non waterproof shoes. I recommend gaiters as well. That should work just fine for milder temperatures in snow.

[Almog]

Thanks guys, Wildcat it is then. I’ll see if they pair with my OR Rocky Mountain for the high passes.

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