Climbing – Page 4
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News briefsNew POC helmet certified for skiing, mountaineering, and cycling
POC has released its first helmet certified for skiing, mountaineering, and cycling. The Calyx is designed to be “the one helmet that will protect from the door to the summit.” Certification standards for the three activities are varied. Ski and Cycling certifications are widely centered on a “drop test” to ...
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News briefsMammut enters South Korean market
Following its success in Japan and China, the Swiss mountain sports apparel and equipment brand Mammut is continuing its expansion in Asia and is launching in Korea with the fall/winter 2024 season. Mammut will be represented in Korea by the local distributor Creas F&C Co. Ltd. “Creas F&C has an ...
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News briefsNew CEO for Garmont
Garmont International, the Italian manufacturer of technical footwear, has appointed Andrea Nalesso as its new CEO. Nalesso takes over from Pierangelo Bressan, who remains Chairman of the Board and shareholder in Garmont. Source: Garmont International Andrea Nalesso Nalesso’s professional career has two focal points that lend themselves ...
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ArticleTernua optimistic for FY23
“We expect to end [the current year] growing by double-digits with respect to 2022, even though the weather was not with us at the start of the present campaign for autumn/winter 2023/24.” So says Imanol Muñoz, Director of Marketing at Ternua Group, who has granted an interview to CMDsport. The ...
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News briefsVaude receives Reuters Business Transformation Award
German outdoor outfitter Vaude has won the internationally coveted Business Transformation Award 2023, which honors the world’s best companies committed to sustainability. Hilke Patzwall, Vaude Sustainability Manager, and Jan Lorch, Vaude Managing Director Sales & CSR, accepted the award in London on Nov. 1. They made the long journey from ...
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News briefsReorganization at Ortovox with new, six-person Executive Board
After Ortovox expanded to a three-person management team in February 2022 “to adapt processes to the changing market conditions,” the German mountain sports specialist has now decided to focus on more streamlined structures (for almost the same reasons – “to meet the changing market conditions and the diverse challenges”). As ...
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News briefsRab and Lowe Alpine with new distribution partner in Austria
Source: Ibex Thomas Span With the start of the HW24 sell-in season, the Austrian specialist retail partners of the British Equip brands Rab and Lowe Alpine will be supported by Ibex Sportartikel GmbH, led by Thomas Span. Ibex brings many years of industry knowledge and a great ...
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ArticleVSSÖ: Austria’s outdoor market remains stable
Despite the economic challenges in the 2022/2023 season, the Austrian outdoor industry was able to maintain its sales at a high level according to the latest market figures published by ARGE Outdoor (the specialized interest group of the Austrian outdoor sporting goods industry, which was founded in January 2023 and ...
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News briefsPatagonia collaboration brings repairs to the UK
Patagonia has once again teamed up with United Repair Centre, to open a new repair center in London, handling its UK repairs business. The newly-opened location is also in collaboration with the social enterprise, Fashion-Enter. The UK-based center is the second of its kind, with a repair center opened in ...
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ArticleAll of Switzerland covered by Recco SAR helicopter detector system
Recco reports that four SAR helicopter detectors are now in operation throughout Switzerland at sites in Zermatt, Sion, Samedan and Lauterbrunnen. The last two detectors were put into operation earlier this year. The Recco SAR helicopter detector in Samedan is operated by HeliBernina, while the one in Lauterbrunnen is operated ...
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ArticleColumbia lowers FY23 outlook, braces for challenging Spring ’24
Columbia Sportswear, despite making strides in its ongoing inventory reduction program and improving its quarterly gross margin by 70 basis points to 48.7 percent, reported a 7 percent decline in Q3 net income to $103.5 million from $111.8 million for the period ended Sep. 30. Period operating income was also ...
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News briefsArc’teryx to upsize its Covent Garden retail location in London
Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx is planning to upsize its location in London’s Covent Garden to a nearly 750-sqm store. The new flagship store at 42 King Street, which is scheduled to open early next year, will mark a 400 percent increase in its retail footprint. Arc’teryx first opened in the ...
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News briefsLa Sportiva supports Italian Rock Climbing Federation at Paris 2024
Italian outdoor brand La Sportiva has announced that it will support the Italian Rock Climbing Federation (FASI) at Paris 2024 as its first technical sponsor. The brand will provide climbing and paraclimbing athletes with technical apparel for the Olympics. Climbing is the brand’s core business, La Sportiva stressed in a ...
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ArticleC.A.M.P. presents ESG roadmap
Source: C.A.M.P. Italian outdoor safety company C.A.M.P. has unveiled its social and environmental responsibility program. “We call it ‘Responsible Evolution,’ recalling the ‘Evolutionary’ claim we introduced with our rebranding,” commented President Eddy Codega. “Adopting an ESG agenda is a new challenge for us, more in form than ...
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News briefsOsprey continues its sustainability efforts
Osprey, a Helen of Troy brand, is introducing its first backpacks made with 100 percent ocean-based or ocean-bound plastics as the primary material – the new Daylite™ Earth and the updated Talon Earth™. Overall, Osprey reports that it will have achieved nearly all of its Phase 1 sustainability goals by ...
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News briefsHaglöfs presents Outsiders by Nature Film Festival 2023
Now in its third year, the Outsiders by Nature Film Festival presented by Haglöfs puts a spotlight on the journeys undertaken by Haglöfs’ community of adventure-seeking ambassadors. Screening events, each showcasing a selection of this year’s festival films and cameos by some of Haglöfs’ adventurous ambassadors, will take place this ...
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News briefsEdelrid expanding in Europe
With the acquisition of the Slovakian rope manufacturer Žilmont s.r.o., German climbing specialist Edelrid is expanding its production capacities in Central and Eastern Europe. Since Oct. 1, 2023, the Slovakian rope manufacturer belongs to the Edelrid Group and operates under the name Edelrid Slovakia s.r.o. In addition to Edelrid North ...
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ArticleAccelerated travel demand boosts Osprey sales in Q2
After citing Osprey’s recent strong performances in Great Britain and Germany, parent Helen of Troy says the outdoor brand should generate additional sales growth in H2 on demand for its core backpack and in the adjacent on-trend travel packs. Osprey, thanks to accelerated travel demand and an improved year-over-year inventory ...
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News briefsDeuter’s repair service embarks on third German Promise Tour
In October and November 2023, backpack and sleeping bag specialist Deuter will repair used and aging Deuter backpacks, sleeping bags or accessories at selected retailers in Freiburg, Gersthofen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Munich, Germany, and provide information about its sustainability strategies. Usually, the products are sent to the company headquarters in Gersthofen ...
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News briefsArc’teryx re-opens refreshed Boston store
Canadian brand Arc’teryx has reopened its 280-sqm retail store in Boston’s popular Newbury Street shopping district. The newly designed space also features a unique art installation that tells the story of how Arc’teryx’s innovative products are created from concept to development and then tested under the harshest conditions.
