Dave Page

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Dave Page (born 1939) is considered the world's leading expert on mountaineering footwear history, as well as an expert cobbler (a hiking boot repairman).[1][2][3] He is a former history professor at the University of Washington and is a cobbler based in Seattle, Washington, United States. He has been resoling mountain boots since 1968. He works closely with boot manufacturers worldwide doing a wide range of innovative resoling and repair work. Forensic anthropologists called on Dave Page to help identify the manufacturer of the boots found on the body of George Mallory.[4] Page has made many historic mountain climbing ascents among contemporaries Fred Beckey and other notable cascade climbers of the 20th century; these included ascents in the Himalayas.

  1. ^ Patrick Joseph (October 24, 1999). "An expert, to boot: Seattle cobbler cures trekkers' ailing footwear". Dallas Morning News.
  2. ^ Eric Hansen (August 1999). "The distinguished professor of worn-out boots is hell bent for leather. Archived 2010-09-26 at the Wayback Machine", Outside Magazine.
  3. ^ Ron Judd (September 1, 1994). "World-class repairs right from the sole.", The Seattle Times.
  4. ^ AJC (October 10, 1999). "Old boots kept mobile under care of a master.", The Atlanta Journal.