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Bedrock Sandals
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Bedrock Sandals

Founded
2011
Founder
Nick Pence, Dan Opalacz
Bedrock Sandals was founded in 2011 in Missoula, Montana by American outdoor-equipment-design team specifically focused on producing technically-engineered minimalist Vibram-rubber-soled sport-sandals for the broader American outdoor-and-thru-hiking community. The brand has been one of the defining post-2011 American-anchored 'minimalist-sport-sandal' brands. The Bedrock Sandals vocabulary settled around several specific products: the iconic Bedrock Cairn 3D Pro Adventure Sandal (the brand's defining product since 2014 — a minimalist Vibram-soled adventure-sandal with the brand's signature wrap-strap construction and zero-drop platform engineering), the Bedrock Cairn Adventure Sandal (a slimmer variant), the Bedrock Mountain Clog hybrid-clog variant, various technical-fabric sport-sandal variations, and a colour palette anchored to washed-black, washed-navy, military-olive, oxblood, ecru, plus the brand's recurring use of saturated red, electric-blue, butter-yellow, and the iconic American-outdoor-aesthetic accent combinations. Production is primarily American. The brand is independent and held by the founding team. Bedrock Sandals operates flagship retail in Missoula (the brand's home factory shop), plus international wholesale through REI, Backcountry, the major US-and-European outdoor specialty retailers, the substantial Japanese outdoor-specialty distribution including Snow Peak and Beams Plus, and the broader 'gorpcore' streetwear specialty network. The brand has been one of the most quietly disciplined post-2011 American-anchored 'minimalist-sport-sandal' brands.

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Timeline4

  1. 2011

    Founded in Montana

    Nick Pence and Dan Opalacz found Bedrock Sandals in Missoula, Montana, building minimalist adventure sandals for trail and water use.

  2. 2013

    Cairn Sandal Launch

    Bedrock launches the Cairn sandal, which becomes the brand's flagship model for thru-hiking and packrafting communities.

  3. 2018

    Vibram Megagrip Adoption

    Bedrock partners with Vibram to use Megagrip outsoles, cementing technical credibility in the outdoor sandal category.

  4. 2022

    Climate Neutral Certification

    The brand achieves Climate Neutral certification and joins 1% for the Planet, formalizing its environmental commitments.

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