Boreal

About Boreal

Boreal is a Spanish outdoor footwear maker, founded in 1975 by Jesús García Lopez in Villena, an area with a long history of shoemaking. Jesús knew footwear production inside out, and the first products were a mix of lightweight trekking boots and Norwegian welted leather mountaineering boots. Climbing changed the direction of the brand when the Gallego brothers, pioneering Spanish climbers, asked him for a better rubber sole for rock shoes. That work led to Boreal's first rock shoe, the El Capitan, and in 1979 to the Firé. In 1980 the Gallegos used the Firé to open Mediterraneo, the first non-American route on El Capitan. The range now suits beginners through to experts.