Product review:

Vasque St. Elias GTX - Review 2023

By: Torben Lonne

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Torben Lonne

Editor and Co-founder at DIVEIN.com

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The St. Elias far more resembles a traditional hiking boot than anything else we’ve looked at thus far.

Instead of cutting corners and worrying about saving an ounce or two these boots use their weight as a weapon, letting you kick steps in compacted snow, stomp down low-hanging briars, and use your heels to slow descents on muddy banks. But unlike traditional boots, they do all of this while retaining underfoot flexibility and “out of the box” comfort.

The St. Elias offers classic hiking boot build without the blisters and break-in time. It’s appealing to anyone who wants the support and protection of a full-grain, built out boot and finds some underfoot weight reassuring.

Though substantially less than a mountaineering boot, the St. Elias can hike, scramble, and strut with the best of them.