Climbing – Page 11
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News briefsVaude CEO von Dewitz appointed as member of governmental SME advisory board
Source: Vaude Antje von Dewitz The German minister for economic affairs and climate, Robert Habeck, has appointed the advisory council for issues relating to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and the liberal professions for the current legislative period. Vaude’s managing director Antje von Dewitz (who has already ...
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News briefsMammut releases ESG report, covering 2021 achievements and future goals
In the company’s first sustainability report, Mammut provides an update on the social and ecological efforts along its supply chain in 2021. Mammut has been an EOCA member since 2006 and a founding member of the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Since 2008, the brand has been audited ...
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News briefsArc’teryx opens first stores in Yunnan with Songtsam
Luxury boutique hotel group Songtsam has announced the opening of the first two Arc’teryx / Songtsam stores in Yunnan, a province in the southwest of the People’s Republic of China. One is the Arc’teryx Mountain Classroom Shangri-La Center, located in the Songtsam Linka Retreat Shangri-La. The second store is located ...
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News briefsEquip hires new head of marketing
Source: Equip Outdoor Technologies Trudi Boswell Trudi Boswell, a long-term outdoor industry veteran, has joined the Equip Outdoor team as the new head of marketing for the Equip brands Lowe Alpine and Rab. For over five years, Boswell has worked at Mammut, filling the role of managing ...
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News briefsOberalp Group expects growth to continue in 2022
The Oberalp Group posted revenues of €303 million in 2021, up from around €220 million in 2020. Oberalp owns the brands Salewa, Dynafit, Pomoca, Evolv, Wild Country and LaMunt. In an interview with Pambianconews, Oberalp’s board member Ruth Oberrauch said that the company expects revenues to increase further in 2022 ...
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ArticleColumbia Sportswear releases 2021 ESG report
Just after publishing its FY22 sales and profit outlooks, Columbia Sportswear has released its 2021 environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, highlighting the progress made throughout 2021 in the three pillars of the company’s CSR strategy: empowering people, sustaining places, and responsible practices, with a focus on Columbia’s four primary ...
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ArticleAnalysis: Outdoor industry stocks fell more than 21% in Q2
Outdoor industry stocks fared worse in the second quarter than in the first period of 2022, declining an average of 21.18 percent compared to a 17.84 percent sequential drop in the average stock prices of companies primarily involved in the outdoor and bicycle sectors. This time around, our quarterly analysis ...
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News briefsSalewa acquires the Vertic Outdoor stores in Spain
Salewa Ibérica has acquired the chain of mountain sports stores Vertic Outdoor, CMD Sport has reported. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The three brick-and-mortar stores of the chain, located in Barcelona, Sabadell and Manresa, will later operate as Salewa Mountain Shop Vertic. Vertic Outdoor also ...
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News briefsStephan Siegrist signs new contract with X-Bionic
Source: X-Bionic Stephan Siegrist The Swiss brand X-Bionic and Stephan Siegrist, mountain guide and one of the world’s most renowned alpinists, have signed a “multi-year” contract – Siegrist is going to be an official brand ambassador for X-Bionic, which comes as a surprise after, in 2021, the ...
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News briefsEquip Outdoor releases comprehensive sustainability report
Equip Outdoor Technologies, the owner of brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, has officially released its sustainability report 2021 at the Outdoor by ISPO show in Munich. The detailed and very transparent report unrolls the efforts and projects of the past years on 32 pages, like an increase ...
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News briefsScarpa posts double-digit sales increase
Scarpa, the Italian specialist in outdoor footwear, posted sales of €134 million in 2021, which marked a 22 percent increase year-over-year. Export accounted for 82 percent of its revenues. The U.S. was its leading foreign market, with a share of 20 percent, followed by Germany and Benelux, the U.K., France ...
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News briefsMammut appoints new CPO
Source: Mammut Sports Group AG Paul Cosgrove Following the appointment of Heiko Schäfer as the new CEO, Mammut is now filling another key role with Paul Cosgrove as chief product officer. Cosgrove will take up his new position on Oct. 1, 2022. For him, the Swiss outdoor ...
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News briefsC.A.M.P. with new logo, website and social
After unveiling a new logo last fall, C.A.M.P.’s new CI has now been present on products and in the company’s digital media for several weeks. The new graphic is meant to summarize the radical rebranding process and the 134-year history of the manufacturer of technical products for ...
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News briefsBergzeit relaunches its travel and alpine training offerings
German retailer Bergzeit has revamped its range of travel and alpine experiences under the ”Bergzeit Erlebnis” label and will no longer operate as a tour operator, but as an agent only. The travel services were launched in 2018/19 with a soft launch as an add-on to the Bergzeit shop. With ...
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Climbing World Cups in China canceled due to Covid
The lead and speed IFSC World Cup in Xiamen, scheduled to take place Oct. 15-17, and the boulder and speed IFSC World Cup in Wujiang on Oct. 22-24 – meant to be the last events of the lead and boulder season – have been canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
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ArticleThe North Face helps drive Q4 revenue rise, but Vans hit by China lockdowns
VF Corp reported a revenue increase of 9 percent to $2.8 billion (€2.65bn) in the fourth quarter of 2022, driven by The North Face (TNF), although sales at Vans were flat during the period. Sales were boosted by a 15 percent increase in the EMEA region and 12 percent in ...
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News briefsMammut appoints new CEO
Source: Mammut Heiko Schäfer The Swiss outdoor company Mammut Sports Group AG has appointed Heiko Schäfer as its new CEO, effective Sept. 1, 2022. For Schäfer, who previously served as chief operating officer of Hugo Boss AG, Mammut represents a return to the world of sporting goods. ...
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News briefsMountain Equipment strengthens its team
After several years of double-digit growth, Mountain Equipment has added three new members to its brand team to consolidate and strengthen its market position. Philippa Hill joined the team last summer as sustainability manager. Her responsibilities include Mountain Equipment’s parent company, Outdoor & Sports Company Limited (OSC), which also represents ...
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News briefsFull Circle Everest Expedition summits and sets a sign of diversity in climbing
Seven members of the all-black climber’s team of the Full Circle Everest Expedition reached the summit peak on May 12, 2022, roughly 60 years after the first U.S. citizen climbed Everest for the first time. The Full Circle Everest Expedition (counting eleven experienced climbers) set out to make history with ...
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News briefsSkylotec to establish charitable trust
In the year of its 75th anniversary, Skylotec, the German manufacturer of industrial and sports climbing as well as protective equipment, will establish a foundation for charitable purposes. The German family-owned company wants to support projects in areas such as youth development, education or environmental protection, and people in need. ...
