Alt-berg boots are made at their factory in Richmond, North Yorkshire. Standing at the gateway to Swaledale and some of the finest walking country in England, the ancient town of Richmond was founded by the Normans in 1071AD. The castle Keep still looks down over one of the largest cobbled market places in the country - the centre for generations of trade and commerce in the town.

During medieval times the town was granted a royal charter giving rights to hold markets and fairs. Craft guilds sprang up around the town and by the georgian era Richmond was a prosperous regional centre.

Time has moved on and in England the craft guilds have almost died out. In Richmond, however the craft of bootmaking still survives.

Altberg walking and hiking boots are designed and manufactured for the great outdoors. Our aim is to produce the best British boots for the worlds worst conditions. Altberg boots have been worn and tested, from the baking heat of the Jordanian deserts to the Tien Shan Mountains in China, from the frozen wastes of Greenland to the high Himalayas.

Altberg continues to strive every day to develop its boots and bootmaking skills. Our aim is to carry forward a tradition based on craft and technology to make the best British boots for the worlds worst conditions.