La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot vs La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
Mid-duty waterproof backpacking boot with Gore-Tex Surround® technology. Multi-directional ankle support and advanced traction lug pattern for stability on vari...
Lightweight mid-cut hiking boot with GORE-TEX waterproofing and FriXion outsole. Weight per pair (men's). Aggressive traction for technical terrain.
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La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot vs La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX: which should you buy?
We list the La Sportiva Nucleo High II GTX Hiking Boot at 952 g and the La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX at 940 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.