At the start of the last century, mountain climbers wore what essentially amounted to wooden clogs on their feet. Soon, the first “tricounis” climbing shoe was developed, which featured a leather sole outfitted with steel cleats that improved traction on ice, but did little for rock climbers. Italian rubber maker Vibram, named by combining the first and last name of its founder Vitale Bramani, forever changed the shoe industry by inventing the first vulcanized rubber sole.  To learn about how Vibram changed the footwear industry forever, keep reading here. By Gear Patrol, Breakthroughs Series: Vulcanized Rubber Shoes
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At the start of the last century, mountain climbers wore what essentially amounted to wooden clogs on their feet. Soon, the first “tricounis” climbing shoe was developed, which featured a leather sole outfitted with steel cleats that improved traction on ice, but did little for rock climbers.

Italian rubber maker Vibram, named by combining the first and last name of its founder Vitale Bramani, forever changed the shoe industry by inventing the first vulcanized rubber sole. 

To learn about how Vibram changed the footwear industry forever, keep reading here.

By Gear Patrol, Breakthroughs Series: Vulcanized Rubber Shoes

Source: gearpatrol.com