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Scarpa integrates plastics from renewable sources in best-selling ski boots

15 November 2021

Italian footwear specialist Scarpa is making an effort to reach its goal of B Corp certification within a year. Every boot in the volume-selling Maestrale and Gea ski-boot family has been redesigned to incorporate Grilamid Bio and Pebax Rnew, plastics made with renewable resources, while $1 from each sale of ...

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​Scarpa with profit, forecasts 15% growth for 2021

28 October 2021

Italy’s outdoormag.it reports that Italian footwear and outdoor specialist Scarpa ended 2020 on a positive note, with sales up about 3 percent compared to 2019. CEO Diego Bolzanello told the publication, “We expect further growth in 2021, both in the domestic and foreign markets,” estimating it at 15 percent. Despite ...

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Scarpa to collect used outdoor equipment at The Big Gear Show

30 July 2021

At the upcoming The Big Gear Show (Aug. 3-5) in Park City, Utah, Italian outdoor brand Scarpa will help distribute quality used outdoor gear to underprivileged athletes. During the event, Scarpa North America will, as an exhibitor at the show, provide and promote a drop-off point for used gear. With ...

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Scarpa renews its support to the Giro d’Italia, with an eye on sustainability

7 May 2021

Scarpa will be an official supplier of the Giro d’Italia for the second consecutive year. The 2021 edition of the iconic bicycle race, organized for the first time in 1909, will start on Saturday, May 8 in Turin. Scarpa will provide the event’s staff with a limited edition of its ...

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Scarpa introduces Green Manifesto

16 February 2021

Scarpa has announced the Green Manifesto, a comprehensive strategy that summarizes the company’s pledge and initiatives for sustainability. The spirit of the manifesto revolves around five principles that start with the letters that compose the name of the company: S for sustainability; C for care; A for air; R ...

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Scarpa’s biodegradable shoe wins OR Retailer Innovation Award

3 February 2021

The Mojito Bio, which Scarpa introduced to retailers last summer, was named an industry winner this month at the third annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards in the U.S. The shoe has the classic mountain-inspired style of the original Mojito, but it is Scarpa’s first 100 percent biodegradable shoe and one ...

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Scarpa is a new sponsor of Torx

1 February 2021

Scarpa is a new (gold) sponsor of Torx, the trail running event series in Italy’s Aosta Valley. The new partnership is part of Scarpa’s plan to strengthen its involvement in the trail running segment, the company said. Scarpa hired Marco De Gasperi as category manager for trail running in April ...

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Scarpa is the new sponsor of Limone Skyrunning Extreme

23 January 2021

Scarpa has announced a three-year deal that makes it the new sponsor of the Limone Skyrunning Extreme, an international skyrunning competition valid for the sport’s World Series. The race runs every year in Limone sul Garda, Italy, in October. The 2021 edition is scheduled to take place on Oct. 15-16 ...

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Scarpa switches from a distributor to an agent in Spain

26 September 2020

Scarpa has informed Spanish retailers that it has started working with an agency, Panasport ETD, to cover the entire Iberian market, putting an end to a wholesale distribution contract for Spain with Iberovegas after Dec. 31. Panasport, which is also an agent for Patagonia, has already started collecting orders for ...

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Scarpa’s Heinz Mariacher wins the Paul Press award

1 September 2020

Scarpa’s manager Heinz Mariacher has been awarded the Paul Preuss Award 2020, which honors outstanding climbers. The prize is named after Paul Preuss, the father of free climbing. The honor was handed out by Reinhold Messner, the legendary Italian mountaineer and explorer, and Georg Bachler, the honorary chairman of the ...

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Scarpa hires Marco De Gasperi

27 April 2020

Scarpa has hired Marco De Gasperi as its new category manager for trail running. De Gasperi is an Italian mountain, sky and long-distance runner. He won his first World Mountain Running Championship in 1997, straight after winning the the same title as a junior in 1996. He then became world ...

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Five new climbers for Scarpa's team of athletes

1 March 2020

Scarpa has announced five new athletes as part of its roster of climbers. The new ambassadors include Sean Bailey, Nathaniel Coleman, Isabelle Faus, Nikki Smith, and Nina Williams. Sport climbing is set to reach an unprecedented audience this year as the sport will be showcased for the first time as ...

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Scarpa's new trail shoe that performs like a hiking boot

25 February 2020

Scarpa has introduced its new Ribelle Tech 2.0 HD boot, designed to feel like a trail shoe but perform like a mountain boot, for high-end, high-output alpine objectives. The Ribelle Tech 2.0 HD made its debut at Ispo 2020 in the presence of Hervé Barmasse, the award-winning Italian alpinist.