1
2
3
4
5
1974 Hi-Tec Sports founded in the village of Shoeburyness, England
6
1978 Hi-Tec is established in the USA with the introduction of the world's first lightweight hiking boot, the Sierra Sneaker
1982 Hi-Tec officially becomes a global brand
1988 Hi-Tec Sports hits the London stock exchange
1990 Hi-Tec Altitude IV hiking boot debuted, becoming the #1 selling light hiker in the world
1994 50 Peaks product line introduced with support of mountaineer, Adrian Crane
1995 Hi-Tec sponsors the first Eco-Challenge with producer Mark Burnett, the creator of the hit show ‘Survivor’
1996 Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series launches to mass market
2008 Hi-Tec released the first boot in history with ion-mask™ technology
2010 Hi-Tec introduces apparel collection to its line. Hi-Tec releases the successful Liquid Mountaineering viral video garnering over 13 million hits to date.
2011 2012 Hi-Tec makes its Fall 2012 introduces footprint with the innovative strategic moves of Color-Tec down key HQ’s around the technology to the globe apparel market
2013 Introducing the first shoe featuring the new Vibram RollinGait System (RGS)
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100