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" Perhaps you&amp;#039;re wondering why we&amp;#039;re showing you fur-swaddled boots in the middle of summer. Valid question. Well, it was 60 years ago today the explorers Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary reached the highest point of Mount Everest \u2014 the first two men in history to do so. And, as fate would have it, Norgay happened to be sporting a pair of Bally boots when he stepped foot on the mountain&amp;#039;s summit, which, in hindsight, is one of those serendipitous coups that every company dreams of. To commemorate this historic journey, the Swiss label&amp;#039;s creative directors Graeme Fidler and Michael Herz are releasing a new capsule collection, appropriately called the Everest collection. Included in the offering is a quartet of footwear styles \u2014 modern interpretations of traditional hiking and trekking boots. Among them, the &amp;quot;Himalaya&amp;quot; boot, an imposing made-to-order style crafted from natural shaved deer skin that hits stores today (in case you&amp;#039;re planning a ski trip this summer). Also part of the Everest collection is a selection of outerwear, heavy on both pragmatic features (down-filled leather, resin-coated cotton) and luxurious details (hoods with detachable marmot fur trimmings). Because today&amp;#039;s modern adventurer knows that one needn&amp;#039;t sacrifice style, regardless of where his travels may take him. To see the entire Everest collection, visit bally.com.  Left: A vintage hiking boot advertisement; Right: The new Vincens Alpine boot  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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