Climbing shoes by climbers for climbers, that's what Red Chili stands for - and has been since its founding in 1996. By then, the two founders Stefan Glowacz and Uwe Hofstädter had been a roped party for quite some time and shared one suffering: their climbing shoes! Back then, they were either just tight and painful to wear or had a poor fit.

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Climbing shoes by climbers for climbers, that's what Red Chili stands for - and has been since its founding in 1996. By then, the two founders Stefan Glowacz and Uwe Hofstädter had been a roped party for quite some time and shared one suffering: their climbing shoes! Back then, they were either just tight and painful to wear or had a poor fit.

After a long tour on El Cap in Yosemite Valley, the topic came up again and the two began to philosophize about the perfect climbing shoe. The first ideas turned into rough concepts and at some point the decision was made: they would make their own climbing shoes! Since then, there has been a lot of tinkering, development, testing, discarding, improving, drinking wine, swearing, celebrating and climbing. From the first designs in Uwe's garage to today's models, which are created in the modern shoe workshop in Isny/ Allgäu, it has been a long and eventful journey! The feedback of our athletes and climbers is very important for us then as now. And a lot is happening in the climbing scene. New disciplines and specializations create new demands. We respond to this with our know-how as well as innovative techniques and materials.

Red Chili can react quickly to changes because our development takes place on site and is implemented in our own workshop. Being so close keeps us flexible and we can quickly and easily try out and implement new ideas. We are committed to offering products that are clearly developed by climbers for climbers. In our daily business this means constantly working on fresh ideas and occasionally breaking with convention. At the same time, our in-house design and development ensures that the quality is right. And somewhere in between we test and climb in our shoes ourselves. Because we are all enthusiastic climbers and boulderers ... and you can notice it! Regardless whether you meet us in the climbing gym or at the crag, have us on the phone or hold our products in your hand.

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