Fran, one question, if I may:
Why?
Fernman - I really like them, love La Sportiva as a brand its one of the very best, the fact they have a technical mountaineering boot which isn't there usual garish colour scheme is a welcome rarity, hence my search for them. Scarpa and others do boots of similar quality but they are all boring or similarly garish as you move up through the ranges, these are a happy medium to be honest.