Best Mountaineering Boots for Women Awards for 2013 announced by OutdoorGearLab.com

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - June 4, 2013 - PRLog -- OutdoorGearLab.com revealed today the results of the 2013 Editors’ Choice Awards for the Women's Mountaineering Boot category, listing this year’s best and best value. The OutdoorGearLab Review Editors chose the following winners after extensive field testing in the High Sierra, select ice climbs in Colorado and Utah, as well as the Chalten Massif in Patagonia. They took four top contenders and put them to head-to-head tests to figure out what was the best in the following categories: weight, warmth, water resistance, durability, rock climbing ability, ice climbing ability, and hiking ability. We think some of the most important aspects of a mountaineering boot are that it is supportive enough to front-point in ice well, and is protective enough to keep your toes warm and dry. Even though all the boots we reviewed were of high quality, we did find that some models are better for certain applications than others. Each underwent extensive side by side tests to evaluate these key performance metrics. View the complete Mountaineering Boot Reviews For Women http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Mountaineering-Boot-Womens-Reviews

 The winners are:

 La Sportiva Nepal Evo - http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Mountaineering-Boot-Womens-Reviews/La-Sportiva-Nepal-Evo-Womens -  winner of the Editor's Choice Award for 2013. According to Gear Editor McKenzie Long, "For a top performing women's mountaineering boot that can do it all, Nepal Evo delivers. With a full shank and front and rear toe-welts for crampon attachment, this boot is supportive enough for kicking and front-pointing into the hardest of ice, and it is insulated and waterproof to protect your feet from the accompanying elements. Increasing our love of this boot is the fact that the Nepal has the most sophisticated lacing system of all the boots in our review, combined with tall and supportive ankle protection and a well-fitting gusseted tongue."

Lowa Mountain Expert -  http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Mountaineering-Boot-Womens-Reviews/Lowa-Mountain-Expert-Womens winner of the Best Buy award for 2013. This award is given to a product that balances an extremely high score in our tests and a very reasonable price. According to McKenzie Long, "The lightness of these boots makes them comfortable and easy to wear for long periods of time, while the wide tongue-opening makes them the easiest to put on of any boot we evaluated. The flexible ankle cuff and rockered sole allow them to hike very well, and the stiff full-shank and innovative tongue stud for lacing combine to offer the perfect amount of support and stability for front-pointing in the ice. These are the most reasonably priced full-shank women's mountaineering boots that accept step-in crampons, and we think they are an amazing deal for what you get."

La Sportiva Trango S Evo -  http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Mountaineering-Boot-Womens-Reviews/La-Sportiva-Trango-S-Evo-Womens winner of the Top Pick award for 2013. This award is given to a product that excels at a specific application. According to McKenzie Long, "As the only boot in this review that does not have a toe welt to accept step-in crampons, the La Sportiva Trango S Evo is the lowest performing boot when it comes to straight ice climbing, and the highest performing boot when it comes to rock climbing and hiking. Designed with a slightly different purpose in mind than the other full-shank boots contained in this review, this three-quarter-shank boot is ideal for alpine climbing that involves long hikes, a great deal of rock scrambling, and travel over snow and ice."

OutdoorGearLab LLC, headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is dedicated to creating the world' finest outdoor gear reviews. The company's website is a free resource for people who love the outdoors and participate in activities such as hiking, climbing, backpacking, and camping. The company performs side-by-side comparative testing of outdoor gear made by different manufacturers and publishes its conclusions in reviews. Each product is scored across a range of weighted categories, competing products are scored, and awards are given to the top performers.