Montrail Stratos XCR Hiking Boot - Men's

 Brand : Montrail
Item : MON0024
The Montrail Stratos XCR shoe seamlessly blends the protection of a hiking boot with the ultralight technology and comfort of a trail runner. If you liked Montrails Excelerace, you'll love the Stratos. The Stratos is easier to put on, offers more ankle support and is more durable. What more could you ask for? Well for starters, the Gore-Tex EXO upper material gives you the ultimate in waterproof protection. One of the reasons for the incredible fit of the Stratos is the inner bootie construction that creates a smooth contact surface in front of the ankle. No more pinching, bunching or painful break-in periods. The full-length IntegraRide II protection plate provides lightweight, secure footing, which in turn gives you peace of mind and room to run.
Price: $139.95
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Montrail Stratos XCR Hiking Boot - Men's



The Stratos
These boots were very nice right out of the box. They fit well, with some lacing adjustments, are lightweight and very flexible. I took them from the box to the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness in July 2005, there was snow and miles and miles of bogs above 10,000ft. My socks and feet got a bit wet, not bad considering the conditions. Did 35+ miles with 40lb pack—the Stratos XCR held up well after a week of tromping around. One downside, an eyelet started to break out of the seam.


Lucky catch
I ordered these boots after only finding three reviews online about them the day before I left for a three day backpack in the smokies. I reassured myself that it was a good purchase because of the deal I was getting from Steepandcheap.com! I had them delivered to a house I was stopping at to pick up my hiking partner. I wore them for about 30 minutes around the house to break them in the day before the hike started. At the end of the third day (about 25 miles later) my feet felt wonderful besides a tiny blister the size of a pencil eraser on my left heel. On the way home I read in my Backpacker magazine that these boots were rated #1 in their category. What a lucky buy and a great pair of boots! The only con I can say is that they got very hot in the UPS truck causing the chemicals used to make them to smell strongly like hot rubber for a few weeks.


Six days on the trail
Just got back from six days on the north, south loop of Bishop pass. I tried the Stratos and really liked them. They were comfortable, gave sufficient support for carrying about 35lbs and the rand was good whenever I kicked a 1,000,000 year old piece of granite. I used my own custom footbed, which added a little to the weight. However, my feet never felt heavy, nor did I get any blisters. Pretty good after six days and three 11,000+ ft. passes. The one downside is that the outer caseing on the shoelaces blew in two and three days, making it hard to keep the tension consistent. I'll use them again when I get some new laces.


montrail stratos xcr
I have hiked thousands of miles in leather hiking boots...Vasque, Scarpa, and Limmer and while they are all good durable supportive boots but they are heavy. I tried the Montrail Stratos XCR last year after getting tired of hot feet in the Limmers. The Montrails were awesome from the get go. They fit my duck-like wide feet, they are extremely supportive reminding me of volleyball shoes to a point. They’re lightweight, waterproof, what else do you need? Oh did I mention that the soles are the best hikers ever for gripping all types of rock and terrain? I mostly peak bag with some trail running workout sessions. These shoes are the best. I have around 750 miles out of first pair before blowing out the side. I ordered new and took them up Adams and Madison for their first trip, no problem. It’s a best buy!!!!!


Great shoe, short life
I bought a pair of these last May. Since then I've worn them to the crest of the Andes, several sierra summits, and worked and lived in these shoes. They are an awesome all around light shoes. But they do have problems. Being waterproof-breathable, they are actually neither. Out of the box they cause your feet to sweat in any moderate climate, and tend to grow that wet gore-tex smell. After about 150 miles the main flex point at the ball of the foot wore out on mine and turned into little gills. The rubber rand became a small cup for water and sand and the gore-tex wore through in striated wrinkle lines. So by July I had shoes that weren't waterproof but breathed nicely. The other gore-tex areas of the shoe can hold up to the occasional light splash of snow or water, but any sustained precipitation saturates the shoe. By the end of summer the soles had begun to de-laminate seriously, but managed to hold on through most of the fall. I continued to do stupid things with these shoes, like lots of chainsaw work and dumping glowing coals on my toes, through january, when the internal structure of the shoe broke and carved a significant hole in my pinky toe during a short run (pinky space was always an issue). So they made it about 9 months to total failure. I haven't hiked in them seriously since September. I think I'll buy something with more durability next.




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