Our boots were handmade in Yorkshire by a company called Altberg and based on the old military jungle boot. It’s impossible to keep your feet dry if you’re wading up to your chest in swamp, so they’re built with valves in the instep that drain water as you walk.
Spring Footwear for 2011
Spring Footwear for 2011My foot-care system is for the jungle: petroleum jelly in the mornings and medicated talc at night to get ready for the next day’s punishment.
I wore Crocs around the campfire to allow my feet to breathe. They’re perfect zero-maintenance, light-as-a-feather second shoes; unfortunately, they’re not the height of fashion in jungle towns and attract a bit of pointing and laughing, but hey ho!
I wouldn’t jump straight into another long journey鈥攊t was bloody miserable at times鈥攂ut it’s not killed my passion for walking. There’s nothing better than walking in wild places. It recharges my soul.
Wolverine Clapton
Wolverine Clapton boot
Wolverine ClaptonB酶rn Caspar
B鈭氣垙rn Caspar
B鈭氣垙rn CasparSperry Top-Sider Authentic Original Chukka
Sperry Top-Sider Chukka shoe
Sperry Top-Sider ChukkaTimberland Abington Oxford
Timberland Abington Oxford shoe
Timberland Abington OxfordClarks Weaver Boot
Clarks Weaver Boot
Clarks Weaver BootPF Flyers Sumfun
PF Flyers Sumfun shoe
PF Flyers SumfunKeen Coronado
Keen Coronado shoe
Keen CoronadoSanuk Shore Leave
Sanuk Shore Leave shoe
Sanuk Shore LeaveK-Swiss Classic Hiker
K-Swiss Classic Hiker shoe
K-Swiss Classic HikerMerrell Primed Lace
Merrell Primed Lace shoe
Merrell Primed Lace