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A TRUE STORY SINCE 1897
THE STORY OF THE DOLOMITE LABEL BEGAN IN 1897 IN THE HEART OF ITALY,
AT A SMALL SHOE MAKER’S WORKSHOP CALLED “CALZOLERIA DEL
MONTELLO,” WHICH WAS LATER RENAMED “LA DOLOMITE.”
THE FIRST PRODUCTS WERE ROBUST HAND-MADE SHOES FOR FOREST
WORKERS AND MILITARY BOOTS FOR ITALIAN MOUNTAINEERS.
OVER TIME, THESE EVOLVED INTO ERGONOMIC CLIMBING BOOTS
AND DOLOMITE BECAME A RENOWNED PRODUCT AMONG MOUNTAIN
CLIMBERS AND ALPINISTS.
WHEN RESEARCHERS AND MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
MADE THEIR ATTEMPTS TO CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS AROUND THE GLOBE IN THE
MID 20TH CENTURY, DOLOMITE WAS AMONG THE LEADING PURVEYORS.
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KARAKORUM 1954
IN 1954, WHEN AN ITALIAN EXPEDITION TEAM EMBARKED ON THE FIRST
CLIMB OF THE K2, DOLOMITE WAS A PART OF THE MISSION.
EQUIPPED WITH DOLOMITE PRODUCTS, THE GROUP REACHED THE
WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS SUMMIT ON JULY 31 OF THAT YEAR.
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FITZ ROY 1976
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IN THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED, DOLOMITE ACCOMPANIED MANY MORE
EXPEDITIONS, INCLUDING THE SUCCESSFUL CLIMB OF THE IMPOSING
FITZ ROY IN PATAGONIA IN 1976.
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WHILE IT HELPED OUTFIT ALPINE EXPEDITIONS UP UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE LAST
CENTURY, DOLOMITE IS NOW FOCUSING MORE INTENSIVELY ON FASHION CONSCIOUS
URBAN ADVENTURERS IN THE WORLD’S CHIC METROPOLISES.
NONETHELESS, THE EAGERNESS TO DISCOVER AND THE EXPEDITION SPIRIT OF THE EARLY
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DAYS IS STILL EVIDENT IN EVERY PIECE THAT IS PART OF TODAY’S COLLECTION.
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PATCHES, PRINTS AND EMBROIDERY
REMINISCENT OF THE LEGENDARY EXPEDITIONS
KEEP THE HISTORY OF DOLOMITE ALIVE.
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DOLOMITE FOR RANGDUM
DOLOMITE HAS BEEN WRITING THE STORY OF PROMINENT CONQUESTS FOR 115 YEARS.
IN 1954, COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS MOUNTED THE K2; THEY BASE CAMP WAS LOCATED
IN ZANSKAR, A REGION IN THE HIMALAYAS.
57 YEARS LATER DOLOMITE RETURNS TO THE AREA TO EXPRESS ITS THANKS.
PROJECT “DOLOMITE FOR RANGDUM” ADVOCATES WITH GREAT PASSION FOR THE
REGION’S CHILDREN AND THEIR RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION.
THE REVENUES GENERATED BY THE CHARITY ARE DESIGNATED TO ENSURE THAT
LOCAL CHILDREN CAN ATTEND SCHOOL ON A REGULAR BASIS.
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