As one of Meindl's best selling walking shoes in the range, the Respond GTX is an excellent all-rounder. The walking shoe features a combination of velour and mesh uppers making it a lighter weight option for everyday wear or lower level walking. They have been developed with a GORE-TEX lining for breathability and waterproofing, while the Meindl Contragrip sole (developed with Salomon) gives excellent traction on mixed terrain. Being a renowned brand with over 300 years of experience in crafting high quality walking boots, Meindl has created the Respond GTX to be a reliable walking shoe with a secure fit. The Respond GTX is hence a sure-fire way to discover the joys of outdoor adventure in both comfort and style.

TECHNICAL FEATURES

Respond Lady GTX walking shoe feature guide:

Velour leathers and mesh uppers
GORE-TEX lining
Air-Active footbed
Contagrip Trail sole
Cupped heel stabiliser and toe protector
Waterproof protection

CARE ADVICE

Conditioning and proofing spray keeps nubuck leather and suede protected. The boots can be treated when the uppers aren’t quite dry – it ensures they’ll remain supple. Applying a little wax to the hooks and eyelets will protect them from corrosion.

ABOUT MEINDL

Today, Meindl is one of the few boot factories with proper production located in Germany. Their factory in Kirchanschöring in Bavaria, has over 200 colleagues employed in making boots. Continuing a centuries-old tradition, because Meindl has made boots in Kirchanschöring for over 300 years. Although the hand craft production is today supported by modern equipment, each machine is operated by a person, carrying out one of over 200 work steps that are required in manufacturing a high-quality walking boot. Meindl master shoe-makers have the sensitivity, the experience and the commitment that a natural product such as leather, their principal material, needs, and they implement our own quality-assurance systems. They have not renounced hand-crafted quality in favour of breaking into the mass market. With ingenuity, flexibility and market focus, Meindl make boots of hand-made quality, which is what the market expects from them. They produce over one million pairs of boots and shoes annually and supply them for the most important outdoor markets of the world. Up mountains, when Nordic walking, in the city, out hiking – no matter where you are walking in the world, Meindl boots are reliable companions for your feet.