Still waiting to receive the replacement boots! I did happen to visit a telemark shop in Europe over the summer and mentioned the cracked inserts, they said they’d had a pair brought back to them with the same issue. Looks like there may have been a problem with a few.

I certainly wouldn't have been able to spot the cracks without a microscope! Of course it may just be the limitations of the camera on my old phone :D After a bit of a wait Scarpa has now agreed that the photos show a problem with the inserts and agreed to replace the boots. The retailer I got them ...

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. My feeling is there was some abnormality in the manufacture that led to the insert being weakened. I wouldn't say I'm particularly aggressive and not that big either (186cm, 75kg) so I shouldn't have been stressing the inserts that much. The boots are now back with ...

Before packing the boots for return to the shop, I took a few photos of the insert under a microscope - see the cracks! To me, this insert has failed structurally.

All photos have the front of the boot off the bottom, the back of the boot off the top.

Skiing last week I had a ski release on relatively easy but hard-packed ground, resulting in a cracked rib. Looking at the boot and binding to try to work out what had happened, I can see that the right hand insert in my right boot is missing a chunk at the top edge. Has anyone else experienced anyt...

Did you manage to work out a way to increase the ROM? I’ve recently started using TX Pros and would like the cuffs to stand more upright for touring. The issue with mine appears to be the thickness of the moulding at the bottom of the cuff, which hits the lower boot just in front of the ski mode met...