Gear Review: The New 2019 Scarpa Booster

Overall, the New Scarpa Booster is a great addition to the Scarpa line up. With its comfort and sensitive nature, it fits right in between the Scarpa Furia and the Scarpa Booster S. However, to consider this shoe the evolution of the Booster S line is a mistake. Although the shoe improves on the heel of its predecessor (pun intended) and retains the same feel in the toe box, the mid portion of the shoe and the sides of the heel seemed to have reduced the overall power of the toe box resulting in a lack of all around usability.

The Scarpa Booster S was the king of all shoes when it came to navigating every type of terrain, from slab to overhanging rock, and in our opinion, the New Scarpa Booster can’t seem to get the job done as a replacement tool for a tool that never needed replacing.