PACIFIC NORTHWEST LEGACY

CHARLES DANNER MOVED HIS OPERATIONS TO PORTLAND, OREGON IN 1936 WHEN HE LEARNED LOGGERS WERE IN NEED OF HIGH-QUALITY, HANDCRAFTED BOOTS THAT COULD STAND UP TO THE RIGORS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

In fact, a well-worn pair of Danners served as proof a logger was worth his salt. As the needs of the Northwest evolved, so has our line of products. We’ve made boots for the shipyard workers building boats for the war effort during the ‘40s and outfitted hikers, backpackers and mountain climbers as the age of recreation bloomed in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Eventually word of our boots got out, so much so the U.S. Army asked us to design a utilitarian combat boot specifically for troops serving in mountainous regions overseas. And yet, as we’ve grown, we’ve done so on our own terms. We still make each pair with handcrafted precision, using the best possible materials we can find, to create boots built to last. Which is exactly how we’re going to keep making them for as long as we make boots.