Hiking is all the better for a comfortable pair of boots, and these tick all the boxes thanks to plenty of high-tech features all wrapped up in good-looking nubuck leather. Receptor® stability technology gives you optimum stability with every step, while a 100 percent waterproof gore-tex® membrane keeps the elements out and the warmth in. ECCO is a European shoe company founded in Denmark in 1963. Today they own and operate factories throughout Europe and Asia. They produce all the leather used in making Ecco shoes, taking measures to protect the environment at the same time. Their sole aim is to make a comfortable walking shoe.