Question: Mountaineering boots
Those in the US, REI's anniversary sale is coming up tomorrow. That's 20% off any full price item. I'm just getting into mountaineering and have been using crampons on my winter Oboz 10" Insulated Bridgers to great success on the snow, including most recently climbing Mount St Helens.
I'd like to get a mountaineering boot but I'm not sure if I should start out with a three-season (ie: La Sportiva
Aequilibrium ST GTX, Lowa Alpine Expert II GTX) which I believe should work for hiking on trails, scree, scrambling, and long non-snowy approaches or get a more robust insulated boot for future glacier travel when I gain those skills (La Sportiva Nepal Cube GTX).
Ideally I'm thinking about getting a boot where I don't need to also bring added bulk and weight of trail runners to switch out. I managed to get a Core permit for Enchantments in June and thought it'd be easier to just wear one piece of footwear that can hike the trails, put on crampons, use snowshoes, and scramble.
Looking for a little bit of group guidance here.