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KENETREK (ken-uh-trek)
To have knowledge of a di昀케cult journey.
When I thought about all the boots and gear we offer and how our customers led us here by
sharing what they wanted, it took me back to the beginning. Kenetrek boots were born out of
our passion for sheep hunting and our desire to find a pair of boots that wouldn’t leave our feet
beat up and screaming in pain when we strapped on a heavy pack, picked up a rifle or bow, and
headed above the tree line for a week of chasing sheep in rough weather. And since then, we’ve
continued to design, test in the field, modify, and repeat…regularly. We weren’t surprised that
hunters of all kinds, backpackers and hikers were just as passionate about what they do, but we
were surprised by some of the requests our customers began sending our way. They wanted the
same lightweight comfort and durability their recreational boots gave them in their work boots.
So we answered with the Lineman Extreme, an ASTM–approved safety-toe boot that linemen and
other outdoor workers countrywide are raving about. But the letters kept coming. Our wildland
firefighter friends asked for a firefighting boot with the same features as our mountain boots,
so after two years of a meticulous design process, we passed rigorous heat and flame testing
and proudly introduced our Wildland Fire Boot. Sure, they loved our new K-73’s - a one-piece,
vulcanized rubber sole that perfectly balances a soft biting grip with bombproof durability…but
they missed the incredible comfort of the Mountain Extreme upper – so we’ve redesigned our
Mountain Guide series to use the same proven, field-tested Mountain Extreme upper along with
our very aggressive, deep tread K-73 outsoles. Our guide and outfitter friends kept pushing us to
build a boot that kept Kenetrek’s legendary all-day comfort, but in a platform with stability that
matched a plastic boot…so who were we to argue? We introduced the Guide Ultra – combining
our EverStep removable nylon braces, providing incredible support for heavy pack loads with
our Kenetrek K-73 outsole, the gold standard for high traction yet comfortable outsoles. And then
there’s our family of Low Hikers - the Bridger Low Hiker, waiting for a punishing trail run to
conquer; our Corrie II, the first “Serious Light Hikers” our customers will ever experience; and
the super-light, agile, ready to go anywhere SlideRock and Bridger High Light Hikers. All four
offer every kind of trail seeker precisely what they’re looking for, and they all double as the most
comfortable knock-around town shoes on the planet. So keep your eyes peeled for what’s coming
up next...because as soon as our customers create the need, we’re on it.
Jim Winjum
President, Kenetrek LLC
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