Garmont Ascent GTX review

Who should buy the Garmont Ascent GTX

The Garmont Ascent GTX is a mountaineering boot tailored for climbers who require a balance of lightness and stability in their performance. You won't regret getting them if you want:

• a technical crampon-friendly shoe for light mountaineering, easy climbing, and via ferrata

• sturdy yet light footgear offering reliable grip and anchoring users in over craggy surfaces

• a waterproof boot providing a dry kind of comfort on the trail

Reliable grip 

Garmont’s Ascent GTX relies on its Vibram Nepal outsole in providing climbers with an adequate amount of grip on rugged terrain. Its self-cleaning lugs, which are a combination of blocky and triangular protrusions, produce multi-directional traction. Its semi-blocked forefoot zone made of a sticky compound is engineered specifically to aid users during tricky ascents.

Its rearfoot region, on the other hand, is given a heel brake, improving the boot’s descent control capability.

Garmont's enhanced cushioning

Thanks to the footgear’s bi-microporous rubber midsole, mountaineers can travel over rough terrain with enough comfort and footing security. Its forefoot region is engineered to provide stability, while the rest of its layer is crafted mostly for cushioning. It is engineered with the FrameFlex Mid insole—A Garmont-exclusive footboard that gives the boot flexibility and bolsters the main midsole unit’s stabilizing capability.

Crampon compatibility in Garmont Ascent GTX

Over at the gear’s heel is the Tech PU crampon insert. This implement provides not only crampon security but also shock-absorbing comfort.

Special antimicrobial protection

The footbed with which the boot comes by default offers additional comfort underfoot. This insole is made of antimicrobial felt which improves internal air circulation and reduces odor buildup. 

Breathable moisture-wicking lining

The Garmont Ascent GTX’s over-the-ankle upper is made of suede leather 1.8 millimeters thick. It has ample abrasion resistance thanks to the Cordura inserts reinforcing its heel and forefoot zones.

Its Gore-Tex Performance Comfort liner defends the boot from intrusive wet elements while leaving the footwear’s interior breathable.

Personalized lockdown

Rounding out all things upper is the boot’s lace-to-toe closure system which is made up of combination eyelets and synthetic laces.

Additional info

• This gear is compatible with hybrid crampons.