Cleaning after every tour REMOVE FOOTBEDS AND LACES Outside: Brush off your boots after every tour. If there is really stubborn dirt, remove it under running water. Special leather cleaners should be only applied if nothing else helps. Avoid soap – it damages the waterproofing and most types of leather. Inside: Fabric linings (as in most…
Good fortune and happiness don’t always go hand in hand. The forty lucky mountaineers from ten different countries who took part in the fifth Hanwag Alpine Experience got both. Although it looked like the weather might spoil everything… It’s the 30th September. The dark, jagged silhouette of the central Alps are lit up by the…
Over the last few years, I’ve been to hiking and trekking events all over Europe with the Hanwag marketing team. We’ve talked to lots of retailers and hikers out there about how to lace their boots better. I thought this would be good to share with you… Fit of course is paramount, but lacing can…
LEAVE NOTHING BUT FOOTPRINTS with Hanwag Eco-Shell Footwear. The footwear in our Active Winter Collection all combine high functionality with a design suitable for everyday use. These high-quality and highly durable winter boots and shoes guarantee to keep your feet warm and dry in the cold and wet months. With Hanwag footwear, this already goes without saying.…
Meine Kinder lieben Pappschnee. Ich liebe Pappschnee.Wenn der Schnee ganz weich aber gleichzeitig nass ist und unter den Füßen knarzt, oder unter den Autoreifen. Dann hinterlassen wir die besten Spuren im Schnee, man sieht jedes Detail des Abdrucks. Für Pappschnee und Schneematsch wollten wir Schuhe entwickeln. Schuhe die in der Stadt funktionieren, im Alltag gut…
MIDSOLE MIDLIFE CRISIS Every now and then our service team receives a call from a customer concerned that the sole of their boot has come off. In some cases, it’s crumbled to pieces. This problem can even occur in boots that have hardly been used. Why is this? The answer: It’s a problem with the…
Hanwag has been making mountain boots since 1921. That’s a fair old while. However, our partner, the Heinen tannery goes back even further. It has been producing unique and particularly high-quality leather since 1891. We’re proud of this partnership and would like to tell you more about Heinen… The Heinen tannery has around 100 employees,…
Durable. Functional. Comfortable. It might seem surprising, but despite the ongoing march of technology, there is still no better material than leather for making high-quality mountain and trekking boots. This was the case when Oetzi the iceman walked the Alps and it remains the case today. However, not all leather is the same… Leather is…
Hanwag footwear designer Johann Friedl answers my questions Take a look at the Hanwag website and you’ll see that some of our Winter and Alpin models have temperature details for their thermal insulation. We asked Johann Friedl, footwear designer at Hanwag, to explain what this information tells us… Take the Abisko for example. According to…
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