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Their seams won't give way halfway through a Himalayan trek. They'll carry you over hill and dale for years on end – and can still be repaired afterwards. Shoes and hiking boots from the Italian Zanatta family.
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One family

In the small town of Nervesa della Battaglia in northern Italy, the fourth generation of the Zanatta shoemaking family focuses on what it does best – making footwear for life in the mountains and the outdoors.
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Old gets repaired

Good boots don't get thrown away. They get repaired. You can send your well-worn Asolos in for repair. And a few weeks later they'll come back with a new sole, a new rand and mended seams – ready for more years on the trail.
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Always first

For a long time there were only heavy leather hiking boots. Until in 1975 Asolo came up with a lightweight combination of leather and Cordura. And then it became the first in the world to use a waterproof GORE-TEX® membrane in boots.
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One of the first Asolo models from 1975 – lightweight hiking boots made of leather and Cordura

What holds up in the mountains

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history

A family of shoemakers

For a long time there were only heavy leather hiking boots. Far too heavy for the ordinary hiker. It wasn't until 1975 that the shoemakers in Asolo, Italy, took the light and tough material Cordura – and gave the world the template for the boots people still wear in the mountains today.
Then Bob Gore in Newark, USA, invented a polymer with microscopic pores. He first used it as a sealant, then in jackets – and Asolo was the first company in the world to use GORE-TEX® in boots.
It was Asolo that helped set the direction in which mountain boots would evolve.
Siblings Anna, Marco and Luca Zanatta are still the sole owners. And their grandchildren are already involved in running the company. A true family business.
Luca Zanatta
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