Phantom 6000

searching for my first glacier travel boots, as I have plans to spend two weeks on the ice sheet in Greenland as well as hike, Baker and Rainier this summer.
I normally wear a 10 1/2 or 11 wide in running shoes. Standing on flat ground the widest part adjacent to the ball of my foot is 124 mm and length tow to heal 280 mm.
My regular hiking boots are Zamberlan 11W
I initially bought LaSportiva G-summit in EU size 45. These were very narrow across my arch and the tow box seemed short as well. They were so narrow that I knew even sizing up I would not work..

I ordered the Scarpa Phantom 6000 after discussing with the extremely helpful staff at Whitaker.

The boot design and features are accurately described elsewhere so I won't spend any time talking about that. The size 46 seems to be a nearly perfect fit with a medium pair of darn tough wool socks. There is plenty of room beyond my toes that I don't have any concern about to strike.

Since I live in Florida, I have not been able to test these on any terrain other than dry trails. I have done numerous hikes up to 6 miles with a 45 pound backpack with no heel lift, no hot spots or pressure points that I can detect.

The rocker seems to allow good walking on steep terrain, I have been walking on my X 24 treadmill at 30 to 35° elevation without problem.

Hopefully this will be helpful for others that have wide feet like myself. I will do a follow up review after doing legitimate hikes with cold weather, icy, terrain, crampon use, etc.

The crampons that I use are Petzl Sarken... These were easy to fit to the scarper boot with secure step in bail.

Been wanting to upgrade to this boot for quite awhile. Finally pulled the trigger and have zero regret

Perfect, boots adjust very well to my feet

I have used the Scarpa Phantom 6000 on many glaciated mountains up to 19.5k ft, as well as ice climbing in Colorado. The only complaints I had were 1) the liner was unforgiving size-wise if you changed soles and 2) the zipper was faulty (broke on the 1st pair, and the replacement pair that Scarpa was kind enough to swap free of charge post warranty). While you can fix the zipper temporarily on the older version with pliers and Tizip (or any waterproof compatible zipper lube), the fixes never seemed to hold. The old zipper was stiff and wrapped around the calf at the top making it difficult to zip straight up, which is partly why (I think) the zipper had issues. But, in the new 6000 HD, the zipper no longer wraps around your leg, which makes it almost a straight pull (some slight twist / angle). The zipper itself is also much easier to pull closed (even before applying zipper lube). Moreover, with literally less zipper to zip, you have that much less "point of failure" space. The new liners are more flexible and seem slightly more forgiving with custom soles. So far, I'm quite happy with the changes.

Walking in them is slightly easier than the older version, and they feel slightly lighter. I have yet to use them on a mtn, but so far, the changes in the 6000 HD take the boot even further away from competition.