I'm trying to get a little info on what boots are suitable for alpine winter. I have a pair of nepal evos that I have been fine in some pretty bad conditions in Scotland and utterly terrible conditions in Autumn in the Alps.
However, from what I've read I'd be a little concerned for my feet on a north face at 3800m in January despite my good circulation. I'll buy boots in the Alps if I need to but I'm not sure whether to believe the marketing about batura/phantom guide type boots being warm enough.
My questions are:
Will I have trouble with Nepals for single day stuff with a seal skin sock to boost insulation?
If not are Baturas/Phantom guides warm enough? Does anyone have experience with bivys with a 1.5 type boot?
If these are not good enough are there alternatives for the Spantik that I should look out for?
Thanks,
Corin