The way we make our footwear matters to us and all our customers
In 2011, Nick and Dan handmade the first Bedrock Sandals for themselves and friends while working river restoration jobs in Northern California. We were looking for a lighter-weight, more freedom feeling sandal for our outdoor and everyday needs.
Over the past eleven years we have been busy making our sandals more durable, adjustable, and capable. In 2016 we launched our innovative and award-winning Cairn model that is now the flagship of Bedrock Sandals. Along the way we have built our sandals in cabins, forts, and garages! Now our HQ is located in Missoula, Montana as we continue in our experiment of creating the modern adventure sandal.
We hope you'll strap on our sandals for many adventures to come, get them re-souled if need be, and keep on taking the trail as we thoughtfully design and test our newest answer to your adventure footwear needs.
Company History
2011 - Nick and Dan launch the Bedrock Kickstarter and start building our classic sandals out of a cabin in Northern California.
2012 - Bedrock set up shop in Nick's home town garage in Virginia while refining our designs and manufacturing.
2014 - Bedrock moves back to the west coast and we operate out of a fort we built within a warehouse in Oakland, CA.
2015 - After Naresh and Dan thru-hiked the Te Araroa in NZ, the Bedrock team begins prototyping and testing the new Cairn Sandal line.
2016 - After much testing and innovation, Bedrock launches the now award-winning Cairn Sandal line.
2017 - Bedrock begins to rapidly grow online and into specialty retail stores in the USA.
2019 - Bedrock announces company move to Missoula, Montana - a small community-minded city in the Northern Rockies close to mountains, rivers, and wilderness.
2020 - Bedrock launches the innovative Pro II Sandal Line as well as a collaborative split-toe sock with Injinji.
The Founders
Co-Founder
Nick is a designer and professional tinkerer who co-founded Bedrock. Nick has a love for all things simple, useful, and repairable and designs Bedrock Sandals with these very principles in mind. In 2011, Nick hand built many of our first 300 pairs of Bedrocks out of a friends cabin along the Lost Coast of California.
Co-Founder
Dan is always hunting for new adventure and ways to improve our products and company. Dan finds passion in building the best adventure footwear as well as partnering with grassroots environmental non-profits through our 1% for the planet giving.
Making Footwear Ethically
The way we make our footwear matters to us and all our customers. We’re continually taking steps to make our manufacturing process more transparent. We partner with highly visible and industry trusted factories in the US and overseas to ensure our footwear is made ethically. We source Bluesign Certified and sustainable materials whenever possible and are currently implementing codes of conducts and restricted substance lists with our tier 1 factories.
Sustainability & The Environment
We founded Bedrock while working in conservation Americorps gigs. Today, our commitment to sustainability and the environment remains strong. We’re proud to offer our a Re-Soul & Repair program for our products, use plastic-free sandal packaging, source environmentally friendly and recycled materials whenever possible, and consistently donate to better our environment through 1% for the Planet. We implement sustainability policies within our Missoula, Montana office and promote conservation efforts through partnering with environmental nonprofits.