Are there B2 alpine boot brands in the UK besides La Sportiva and Scarpa?

Question

I'm looking at buying some B2 rated alpine/winter boots for use with Crampons, etc. I'm trying to avoid paying full price for them (searching ebay, looking for special offers, etc.) as they are prohibitively expensive (£300+).

In the main UK sites selling this kind of stuff only seem to offer two brands, La Sportiva and Scarpa. I was under the impression that these were the only brands that made these kinds of boots (I did see one pair of now discontinued North Face boots) when someone pointed out that Meindl also make these types of boot. I've never seen a UK shop selling these.

So what other brands make B2 rated alpine/winter boots? Which one's am I missing. If I can build up a list of brands it will hopefully make my bargain shopping easier.

Answer 1

Looks like you have a very limited range of brands over on your island *

Beside the brands you already mentioned here are some others that spring to mind:

• Hanwag
• Lowa
• Mammut
• Salewa
• Dachstein

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• I know, you're the continent, we're the island ;-) !