Meindl is one of the few remaining footwear manufacturers actually producing boots in Germany. Founded by Petrus Meindl in 1683 in a little community between Munich and Salzburg, Meindl now employs over 200 people making handmade footwear, still managed by Meindl's descendants. Over 200 work stages are now required to make Meindl's high-quality trekking boots, delivering over one million pairs of footwear to the most important outdoor markets in the world. In deserts and jungles or the Australian outback - alpinists, adventurers and people who travel a great deal on foot swear by Meindl boots and shoes. With product innovation, manufacturing flexibility and a good grasp of the market, Meindl's reliable quality footwear successfully competes globally.