Asolo

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AKU

AKU is an Italian outdoor footwear company based in Montebelluna. It designs and manufactures hiking and trekking boots, with production facilities in Italy and Romania.

Outdoor footwear

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Grisport

Grisport is an Italian maker of walking and hiking boots, based in Castelcucco, Treviso. Brothers Graziano and Mario Grigolato started it in 1977 in the Asolo and Montebelluna footwear district.

Walking and hiking boots

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Kayland

Kayland is an Italian outdoor footwear brand of PLAYSPORT, based in Cavasagra di Vedelago. It develops boots and shoes for hiking, trekking and mountaineering.

Outdoor footwear

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La Sportiva

La Sportiva is an Italian mountain sports brand that makes climbing, mountaineering, hiking and trail running shoes and clothing. It was born in 1928, when Narciso Delladio hand-crafted wood and leather boots for lumberjacks and farmers in the Fassa and Fiemme valleys of the Dolomites. After the war, demand led him to hire more workers and the name "Calzoleria Sportiva" spread beyond the valleys. The company is based in Ziano di Fiemme and still produces its boots and shoes in the Fiemme Valley.

Climbing and mountain footwear

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Scarpa

SCARPA is a family-owned Italian maker of technical footwear founded in 1938 near the Dolomites. It produces shoes and boots for mountaineering, trekking, hiking, climbing, trail running and skiing; the Parisotto family bought the company in 1956 and later expanded it abroad. Its history identifies specialist ski and high-altitude boots among earlier innovations, while the brand's claims about durability and firsts remain its own account.

Specialist athletic footwear

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Tecnica

Tecnica Group makes outdoor footwear and winter-sports equipment through brands including Tecnica, Nordica, Blizzard, Moon Boot, Rollerblade and Lowa. Its own timeline starts in 1963 and records later growth into ski boots and outdoor shoes, followed by additions to the brand group. Tecnica Group is the company behind the Tecnica brand, rather than a separate team or event sponsor. Claims about comfort or sporting performance of particular products are the group's own and vary by model.

Specialist athletic footwear

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Vibram

Vibram develops rubber soles and footwear for outdoor and everyday use. Its own history traces the Carrarmato mountaineering sole to inventor and climber Vitale Bramani in 1937, combining rubber with a lugged tread design. The brand has since expanded into other sole materials and footwear. The historical innovation does not mean that every sole has the same grip on every surface; users should assess the compound, tread, terrain and conditions of the particular product.

Specialist sports equipment

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Zamberlan

Zamberlan is an Italian footwear manufacturer based in Torrebelvicino. It makes hiking, trekking and mountaineering boots.

Outdoor footwear