La Sportiva Glacier WLF Boots - Men's
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Loved by field geologists and forest service employees, the La Sportiva Glacier WLF boots feature rugged Vibram® soles designed specially for forest management and post-fire cleanup work.
Shop similar products- Durable soles have a rubber compound that is heat-resistant to 572°F and glue that's heat-resistant to 156°F
- Minimum 8 in. height on all boots meets federal standards for wildland firefighting
- Boots meet the ISO 20344 standard for footwear as protective equipment
- Laces are made of recycled PET from plastic bottles
- These boots are not designed for frontline firefighting
Imported.
View all La Sportiva Men's Work Boots| Best Use | Working |
|---|---|
| Footwear Height | Over-the-ankle |
| Footwear Closure | Lace-up |
| Upper | 3mm Idro-Perwanger roughout leather |
| Lining | Dry-Best |
| Midsole | Polyurethane |
| Support | Dacromet-coated half-steel shanks |
| Outsole | Vibram Ice-New rubber compound |
| Toe Protection | Plain Toe |
| Weight (Pair) | 4 lbs. 0.2 oz. |
| Gender | Men's |
| Sustainability | From a Climate Neutral Certified brand |
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| U.S. Men's | 2.5+ | 4 | 4.5+ | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5+ | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5+ | 9 | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 10.5+ | 11 | 11.5 | 12 | 12.5 | 12.5+ | 13 | 13.5 | 14 | 14.5 | 15 | 15.5 | 16 |
| U.S. Women's | 3.5 | 5 | 5.5+ | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5+ | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 9.5+ | 10 | 10.5 | 11 | 11.5 | 11.5+ | 12 | 12.5 | 13 | 13.5 | 13.5+ | 14 | 14.5 | 15 | 15.5 | 16 | 16.5 | |
| EU | 34 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 37 | 37.5 | 38 | 38.5 | 39 | 39.5 | 40 | 40.5 | 41 | 41.5 | 42 | 42.5 | 43 | 43.5 | 44 | 44.5 | 45 | 45.5 | 46 | 46.5 | 47 | 47.5 | 48 | 48.5 | 49 | 49.5 | 50 |
| Mondo | 24 | 24.5 | 25 | 25.5 | 26 | 26.5 | 27 | 27.5 | 28 | 28.5 | 29 | 29.5 | 30 | 30.5 | 31 |
Sizing Notes
For boots: Add one half size to your street shoe size. You should be able to slip one finger behind your heel when you are standing up with the boot unlaced and your toes touching the front. If the boot is too short, your toes will get smashed walking downhill. Too long and your heel will slide up and down and give you blisters.
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Durable and comfortable
These boots have withstood years of; habitat restoration (blackberry removal) hiking, backpacking, back country trail work and treework. I found the stock insole to be uncomfortable in places and didn’t find them to provide enough cushion, so I replaced with a footprint 5 mm high density foam insole and all my pains were eased greatly. The leather is very durable and water resistant (I do wax them on occasion as well) The eyelets have leaked on me before but recently my feet have been warm and dry in whatever weather I throw these boots into. As previously stated in all reviews I’ve read. The toe cap does separate over time and with wear but has never caused any issues. I just glob some shoe goo in them and they’re just fine. Thanks for reading :)
Best bang for your buck
I got half of a season on a hand crew and two seasons on an engine. These are built super sturdy so they can compress your feet, I found that during the long break-in period it helps to take the velcro tongue out until they loosen up then you can put them back in. Yes if you stand in super hot ash pits for a long time they can melt, just don’t subject your boots to stuff that can ruin them, then get mad when your boots get ruined. Would recommend quality logger style boots for crew work, but these are the only way to go if you’re on an engine. These way out performed my $500 kenetrek hunting boots. The stiffness is what I feel helped add to the longevity, these are super stout boots and will last a long time if you don’t try to burn them up
Great support and comfortable, mostly durable.
Wore these as a USFS Wilderness Ranger in the San Juans - rock solid support and stiffness if you need to carry heavy loads or work in steep or unstable terrain. Awesome on loose scree and sharp rock. Broke in with little discomfort, and have only given me blisters once or twice when I took them out for a long hike after not wearing them for a while. The rubber where the sole meets the leather started peeling off at the toe cap on both boots after about 2 months of use (backpacking and trail work full time). Boots are still useable, and the rest is extremely durable, but temporary home repairs of the sole lining with shoe adhesive proved temporary. La Sportiva was responsive and offered to authorize a return, but I have kept them so far.
Mountaineering
I strapped on some crampons and hiked over the North Pallisades Glacier and up to the Summit of North Pallisades peak which included climbing an ice wall, and then removing the crampons for the summit scramble. These boots were comfortable an awesome.
Excellent boots
I bought a pair for front line forest fire fighting in 2006 back before they were marketed for firefighting. The break in period was long and involved blood, then calluses and duct tape, then bliss. It was worth it. I wore them for a year in fire, 2 years as a field geologist in steep mountains and scree slopes of B.C, and again as a firefighter in 2009 before switching to Viberg Smokejumpers. The soles on the Glaciers eventually wore off skiing scree slopes in 2010. I just bought another pair of Glaciers for field geology again and expect them to be awesome. They’re light, stiff and have good ankle support. Don’t stand in hotspots with them or the glue will melt, but these were designed for mountaineering/backpacking, not firefighting. If you’re a forest firefighter, get a pair of Vibergs made for you in Victoria. If you’re above the tree line, get these boots.
didn’t fit and sliced right through
I bought these at the start of the season working on trail crew in the rugged mountains of Montana. I wore them for 4 weeks over 100 miles pulling crosscuts and swinging pulaskis. I have had hot spots on my heels for the entirety, broke a lace, and somehow cut a hole through the full grain leather into the interior. I really wanted to like them as I love la sportiva’s climbing shoes but their boots just didn’t fit right and are not durable enough for me.
Not for skinny feet
These were my second pair. I loved the first but the second is much wider. For woodland firefighting the top of the foot insert makes them excessively hot.
Great for cutting down trees on fire
Okay the support is amazing, it daved my ankle from snapping off had a 24in diameter tree fall on my foot and to my surprise my foot was still in tact and uninjured
Great boots !!!
Super heavy-duty boots. Wore daily for three years. Soles held up extremely well. Fairly short break in time.
Fire boots
Went 16 days on the 416 fire in Colo. They hurt my heals. The rest was good. I am going to get a insert and see if that helps. I will update this if it makes a difference.