Thumper:
That's a great story and there's lots of lessons in that tale for everyone.
In terms of your double-boots [from the looks of it, I presume they're plastic mountaineering or the older full-grain and full-shank (4/4 shank) mountaineering type] and the issues you suffered in relation to those double-boots, try changing out the inner-boot if it's worn. That might help.
They are LaSportiva Glacier with OR gators, so no inner boot to change out.
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Anyway, try one size larger.
Maverick
Thanks for the idea, however those were the largest in 49s. The issue is that I have long skinny feet, 15AA. So finding factory boots is a real challenge. LaSportiva traditionally runs narrow and until recently they were awesome. I guess I'll see how good the REI satisfaction guarantee is.
