Raichle was established in Kreuzlingen/Switzerland through Louis Raichle in 1909. Raichle is a brand in bootmaking craftsmanship and living in Switzerland, boots are a necessity of life. Their first hiking boot was produced in 1924. Raichle continued on through the years to produce boots that would be used by many in a variety of outdoor sports. In 1963 Raichle was the first producer to make the buckle skiboots and they introducted the first plastic skiboot "Fibre-Jet" in 1968. Snowboard lovers are grateful to Raichle for developing the first snowboard hardboot in 1986 and then later the first softboot. Check out the Raichle Men's Mt. Trail XT GTX Backpacking Boot. Perfect for on or off the trail.