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Keen Targhee III Mid WP vs La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

No winner on weight yet. Some brands publish the weight of one shoe, others the weight of a pair, and we have not yet confirmed which one applies to the La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot. Until it is checked against the maker's own figure, the numbers below are not a fair comparison, so choose on fit, features and price.
Spec Keen Targhee III Mid WP La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot
Weight 970 g · 0.970 kg · 2.14 lb
per pair (medium-sized pair)
 952 g · 0.952 kg · 2.10 lb
as listed — one shoe or a pair, not yet confirmed
Brand Keen La Sportiva
Category Footwear Footwear
Keen Targhee III Mid WP
970 g

Waterproof mid-cut hiking boot with wide toe box.

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La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot
952 g as listed

Mid-duty waterproof backpacking boot with Gore-Tex Surround® technology. Multi-directional ankle support and advanced traction lug pattern for stability on vari...

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Keen Targhee III Mid WP vs La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot: which should you buy?

We list the Keen Targhee III Mid WP at 970 g and the La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot at 952 g, but that is not enough to call one lighter: one of these numbers may be a single shoe and the other a pair. We are checking every weight in the database against the maker's own page. Once the La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot is confirmed, this page will say which one wins on weight.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest footwear page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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