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    Patagonia proactively shuts down operations in Europe and the U.S.

    2020-03-13T10:59:00Z

    (Post updated March 13) Patagonia is temporarily closing its European headquarters in Amsterdam for at least one week. All employees – more than 100 – will continue to work from home. Ryan Gellert , general manager of Patagonia EMEA, said that the proactive closure was not an easy ...

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    La Sportiva shuts down production until April 3

    2020-03-13T10:58:00Z

    La Sportiva , the Italian producer of climbing and hiking shoes and clothing, announced on March 12 the closure of its head office, store and manufacturing plant at Ziano di Fiemme in Northern Italy because of the coronavirus epidemic, at least until April 3. The facilities employ a total of ...

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    Ledlenser intensifies partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières

    2020-03-13T08:46:00Z

    Ledlenser , a manufacturer of mobile LED lighting products “engineered designed in Germany,” is expanding its partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières ( MSF ; Doctors without Borders) and will become an official partner company in 2020. A first donation of 130 headlamps made in October 2019 ...

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    Safety notice for Ortovox Avabag Cartridge Carbon

    2020-03-12T12:42:00Z

    Ortovox has issued a precautionary safety notice regarding Ortovox “Avabag Cartridge Carbon ” models from one production series with dark blue adapters and a quality inspection date between March 22, 2018 and Sep. 30, 2019. The cartridges can lose pressure, which could, under unfavorable conditions, impair the activation ...

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    ​Colorado Classic presented by VF Corp. announces host cities

    2020-03-11T13:25:00Z

    The Colorado Classic presented by VF Corporation today announced the four cities that will host the bicycle race this summer. At a press event at the Colorado State Capitol, race organizers and State Governor Jared Polis welcomed Snowmass Village, Avon, Boulder and Denver as the host communities ...

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    Skateistan documentary wins Academy Award (Video)

    2020-02-24T11:35:00Z

    (SGI+) The documentary ” Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) ” won an Oscar for the best documentary short subject at the 92nd annual Academy Awards . The film is about the first skate school in Kabul, Afghanistan, which the non-profit organization Skateistan opened ...

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    Mammut, the Swiss-based outdoor brand owned by the Conzzeta Group,...

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Mammut, the Swiss-based outdoor brand owned by the Conzzeta Group, has established a partnership with Bruce Goodlad and Mike Austin, the co-owners of Avalanche Geeks, a British company that teaches courses in avalanche safety in Scotland and the Alps. Goodlad has been serving as a mountain guide – on skis ...

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    Bridgedale, already on the Recommended Kit List for the past...

    2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Bridgedale, already on the Recommended Kit List for the past 11 years for its socks, has signed a new three-year contract with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofEA). Taking effect on Sept. 1, the contract expands the list to all of the sock models in Bridgedale's Hike category, as well ...

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    A new campaign has been launched in Switzerland to help...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    A new campaign has been launched in Switzerland to help hikers remain safe. The campaign, called in French “Randonner – mais en toute sécurité” (Hike – but safely), is a collaboration between Swiss Railways, the national accident prevention office (BPA) and the association Suisse Rando. Hikers can find valuable tips ...

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    The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has launched the 2020 UK...

    2019-06-28T00:00:00Z

    The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has launched the 2020 UK Outdoor Industry Awards. Brands across the industry were able to submit their entries until June 26, 2019. All the products entered will be on display at the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS 2019), the only outdoor trade exhibition in the U.K., ...

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    The UTMB family will be enriched with a new trail...

    2019-05-29T00:00:00Z

    The UTMB family will be enriched with a new trail running event that will take place in Val d'Aran, in the Spanish Pyrenees, as from next year. The Val d'Aran by UTMB will operate as a partnership between UTMB International and InAran Sports, with the collaboration of Conselh Generau d'Aran. ...

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    Toray, the Japanese textile company, has inaugurated an advanced weather...

    2019-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Toray, the Japanese textile company, has inaugurated an advanced weather simulator at its Fibers Textiles Research Laboratories in the city of Seta. To test the comfort of garments, the Technorama GIII – as the facility is called – uses “sensitivity engineering” to go beyond heat, cold and humidity ...

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    The North Face (TNF) and The American Alpine Club (AAC)...

    2019-02-28T00:00:00Z

    The North Face (TNF) and The American Alpine Club (AAC) are partnering once again to launch the 2019 Live Your Dream Grants. The AAC and TNF will give away $50,000 in grants ranging from $200 to $1,000 per individual. Applications will be accepted online until March 31, with an application ...

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    A grant from the It's Great Out There Coalition is...

    2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

    A grant from the It's Great Out There Coalition is helping more than 400 students from a school in eastern England explore the outdoors on water. The students, including 128 who had never been on water before, have been canoeing in boats that were bought using the grant. The project ...

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    Austria is the first country to cover all its regions...

    2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Austria is the first country to cover all its regions with the Recco SAR helicopter detector for the search and rescue of missing people in the outdoors. The detectors are now available at four bases of the Austrian Air Traffic Police. Every year, between 500 and 600 people are reported ...

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    La Sportiva has been awarded the 2018 OMI prize, which...

    2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

    La Sportiva has been awarded the 2018 OMI prize, which is given every two years in Italy to the best corporate monograph. OMI is the acronym of the Italian Observatory for the Study and Conservation of Institutional Corporate Monographs. Institutional monographs are documents, typically books, which tell the story of ...

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    Mammut has announced that it is supporting Tom Belz in...

    2018-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Mammut has announced that it is supporting Tom Belz in his plan to climb Kilimanjaro. Belz, a Mammut brand ambassador, has only one leg since he had the other one amputated because of bone cancer when he was 12. Despite his physical impairment, the 31-year-old German is planning to climb ...

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    CORRECTION: Vista Outdoor is not planning to sell Camelbak. In...

    2018-06-15T00:00:00Z

    CORRECTION: Vista Outdoor is not planning to sell Camelbak. In fact the company has hired a new manager, Andy Welling, to take over the position of Andy Shand, a veteran of the brand who has become the European director of Helinox (see our previous issue). Welling will act as senior ...

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    CORRECTION : Jessica Mair, the new category manager for outdoor at...

    2018-04-30T00:00:00Z

    CORRECTION : Jessica Mair, the new category manager for outdoor at Intersport International, actually reports to Mathias Klopfenstein, who is the general manager of winter outdoor sports, covering also the bike sector. In turn, Klopfenstein reports to Markus Helbling, who is in charge of category management across the ...

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    The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has launched a photo contest...

    2017-09-08T00:00:00Z

    The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has launched a photo contest ahead of the 2017 edition of the European Week of Sport, on Sept. 23-30. The organization is looking for the best outdoor pictures, under the slogan “It's great out there,” and is making available 18 equipment kits for the winners. ...