All Product articles – Page 95
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Polar Bottle has become an official licensee of the U.S....
Polar Bottle has become an official licensee of the U.S. Olympic team for water bottles. The American company, which showed at Ispo Munich for the first time last month, has developed a unique insulated water bottle with the Team USA logo, which will be available to the team's athletes during ...
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Garmin will become the official partner of the Red Bull...
Garmin will become the official partner of the Red Bull X-Alps, one of the world's most challenging adventure races. Beginning July 5, the brand will provide athletes with action cameras, GPS watches and hand-held GPS gadgets. First launched in 2003, Red Bull X-Alps requires athletes to navigate their way along ...
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Petzl is launching the first edition of “J'Irai Grimper Chez...
Petzl is launching the first edition of “J'Irai Grimper Chez Vous,” a new rock climbing, itinerant experience where the athletes of the Petzl team will meet with participants in a series of climbing activities, which will also include deep water soloing, for the first time in France. The initiative will ...
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The North Face has launched “Power In Me,” its multi-channel...
The North Face has launched “Power In Me,” its multi-channel campaign for spring/summer 2015, all over Europe. The campaign is based on three short films - “Untouched Ground,” “Always Moving,” and “From Five To Nine” - featuring the alpinist David Goettler, the ultra trail runner Lizzy Hawker, and the London-based ...
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Sport Partner reports that Vibram Five Fingers is one of...
Sport Partner reports that Vibram Five Fingers is one of the companies that will take part in an event to promote barefoot walking and running, to be held on April 26 in the Dudok Arena in Hilversum, the Netherlands
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Red Wing Shoes and Vasque footwear will be the presenting...
Red Wing Shoes and Vasque footwear will be the presenting sponsor of Metanoia, the award-winning film about Jeff Lowe and his life as a climber. The U.S. premiere of the film was at the Boulder International Film Festival, on March 7. Lowe is an inspirational figure for both his sporting ...
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Starting with autumn/winter 2015-16, Montane, the U.K. higher-end supplier of...
Starting with autumn/winter 2015-16, Montane, the U.K. higher-end supplier of mountaineering apparel, will market products featuring Gore-Tex and Windstopper products. Montane's managing director Jake Doxat announced this strategic decision at Ispo in Munich last week. Though not a huge outdoor company, Montane has a wide reach and sells its gear ...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear, the Nepalese brand, came out as one...
Sherpa Adventure Gear, the Nepalese brand, came out as one of the numerous winners of the Ispo Gold Award for an ultralight, hand-knitted wool sweater with Primaloft Silver insulation. The unusual combination will be available for only €280 at a retail, benefiting the local community in Nepal, but the company ...
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Julbo, the French eyewear company, was given several awards at...
Julbo, the French eyewear company, was given several awards at Ispo for the Aerospace goggles and their ventilation system. It allows the wearer to slide the lens forward, about one centimeter away from the gasket, to prevent or remove any condensation during ascents. It was a Gold Winner of this ...
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La Sportiva is launching the first high mountain boot with...
La Sportiva is launching the first high mountain boot with the Boa lacing system, developed in cooperation with an Italian climber, Simone Moro. At Ispo Munich, the company presented a new collection of skis, clothing, footwear and accessories for winter sports, with a special focus on ski mountaineering.
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Montura plans to launch its first footwear collection at the...
Montura plans to launch its first footwear collection at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen in July, starting with light hiking shoes for spring/summer 2016. The line is being developed under the management of Riccardo Milani, who recently left Scarpa after many years.
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Supported by the Ispo team, The North Face has developed...
Supported by the Ispo team, The North Face has developed a new concept for a jacket with ideal heat insulation in only 12 weeks by using Ispo's Open Innovation platform
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Komperdell is launching a new and quick adjustment concept for...
Komperdell is launching a new and quick adjustment concept for the length of its Nordic walking and ski poles, using a button on the handle. No other poles can be adjusted more simply and faster, the company claims, arguing that most hikers and backcountry skiers don't adjust the length of ...
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Mammut is asking owners of a Mammut/Snowpulse avalanche airbag as...
Mammut is asking owners of a Mammut/Snowpulse avalanche airbag as a precaution to re-equip the release units of the backpacks with a special plastic clip. The point of possible concern is the connection between the release mechanism and the Venturi valve in avalanche airbags produced for the winter seasons from ...
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Altra Running, the young brand of trail running shoes recently...
Altra Running, the young brand of trail running shoes recently acquired by Icon Health & Fitness, launched what it claims is the first “smart” running shoe at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Called Halo, it features technology that provides the wearer information in real time on running ...
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Eagle's Nest Outfitters (ENO), an American supplier of parachute hammocks...
Eagle's Nest Outfitters (ENO), an American supplier of parachute hammocks and other outdoor accessories, came out as the 2014 overall winner of the REI Vendor Partners of the Year awards. REI's employees voted also in favor of Kühl, Thule and Osprey Packs for specific product categories.
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An Australian outdoor brand, Project, presented a line of winter...
An Australian outdoor brand, Project, presented a line of winter jackets and pants at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market that incorporates infrared reflecting materials developed by Celliant. The technology is said to improve the wearer's blood circulation, thus stimulating his or her performance and endurance, by recycling body heat as ...
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Lowa is presenting a new winter boot for the next...
Lowa is presenting a new winter boot for the next autumn/winter season, saying that its function is similar to that of winter tires, which are mandatory for driving cars in certain circumstances. The new Lowa Wintersole incorporates a special Vibram G Elika Ice outsole whose design resembles that of ice ...
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Supported by the Ispo team, The North Face has developed...
Supported by the Ispo team, The North Face has developed a new concept for a jacket with ideal heat insulation in only 12 weeks by using Ispo's Open Innovation platform
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Goal Zero has recalled about 10,000 units in the U.S....
Goal Zero has recalled about 10,000 units in the U.S. and 110 in Canada of its Sherpa 50 and 120 models of rechargeable battery packs, following one report of a fire and two reports of property damage due to overheating. One consumer reported becoming ill after breathing fumes from an ...
