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  2. Jungle boot - Wikipedia

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    To use up left-over stock, the issue boot's Dobie sole reverted to a Vibram sole in the 1980s. However, the Vibram sole, while suitable for rocks, sand, or other hard terrain, lacked the mud-clearing qualities of Dobie's sole, and was inferior in jungles or swamps. Other improvements were made to lower the costs to tax-payers. By the late 1980s ...

  3. Vibram - Wikipedia

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    Vibram S.p.A. is an Italian company based in Albizzate, Italy, that both manufactures and licenses the production of Vibram-branded rubber outsoles for footwear. The company is named after its founder, Vitale Bramani, [1] who is credited with inventing the first rubber lug soles. [2] Vibram soles were first used on mountaineering boots ...

  4. Vibram FiveFingers - Wikipedia

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    FiveFingers Spyridon LS. Vibram FiveFingers comprise many different materials that vary depending on the style of shoe. The most common components are Vibram TC-1 performance rubber, which makes up the sole of these shoes, a thin stretch polyamide comprising the frame of the shoe that molds to the contours of the user's foot, and an antimicrobial microfiber footbed.

  5. Combat boot - Wikipedia

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    Brand new Mle 1965 combat boots made of shined black leather with direct molded soles. Combat boots of the French army are nicknamed "rangers" because of their similarity to the M 43 American model. Since the end of World War 2, three models have been manufactured.

  6. History of rock climbing - Wikipedia

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    1937 : Vitale Bramani [it; fr; mg] develops and sells the first leather boots with "lug-soled rubber" (called tank-tread) for rock climbing, mountaineering, and hiking; called "Vibram soles". 1937 : Emilio Comici re-climbs the North Face Dimai Route route on the Cima Grande alone, with some gear but no rope, mostly free-solo (5.9), but pulling ...

  7. Goodyear welt - Wikipedia

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    The Goodyear welt process is a machine-based alternative to the traditional hand-welted method (c. 1500) for the manufacture of footwear, allowing them to be resoled repeatedly. The upper part of the shoe is shaped over the last and fastened on by sewing a leather, linen or synthetic strip (also known as the "welt") to the inner and upper sole.

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