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Vertical Pro will feature testings, tryouts and conference program
From Nov. 24-25, 2023, the rope access, working at height and climbing sports trade event Vertical Pro will be held at Messe Friedrichshafen. This year’s show will showcase the synergies between the areas of rope access technology, rescue from heights, bouldering, sport climbing, and high ropes courses. A diverse range ...
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Mammut new supplier of German national climbing teams
Starting in 2024, the Swiss mountain sports supplier Mammut will equip the 65 athletes of the German Alpine Association’s (DAV) national climbing squad in the disciplines of lead, bouldering, speed and paraclimbing, along with their support teams, with clothing and bags. In addition, Mammut supports the German Championships and several ...
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Bergzeit supports social projects with €10K from returned products sale
German mountain sports retailer Bergzeit held a special sale of returned and sample merchandise at its Gmund store in January 2023. During the four-day sale, returned items were offered at heavily discounted prices. According to the company, this was to send a signal against the destruction of returned and old ...
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Ortovox launches new online platform for avalanche safety
Source: Ortovox Lab Snow Back in 2008, German outdoor brand Ortovox launched the Safety Academy, followed in 2013 by the Safety Academy Lab Snow. Now, the digital knowledge platform is back at www.ortovox.com offering high-quality information on the subject of avalanches, completely revised in collaboration with the ...
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First Dynafit brand store in Munich opens with expert panel on resort ski touring trend
Dynafit has opened its first brand retail store on Nov. 12 in downtown Munich, Germany, with 80 square meters of space. With the new store, the ski mountaineering specialist wants to establish a new meeting place for the local ski touring and mountaineering scene. At the opening, five experts discussed ...
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Program updates for Vertical Pro in Friedrichshafen
Established companies and newcomers from the indoor and outdoor climbing industry as well as rope and belay technology will form the core of the new Vertical Pro trade show on Nov. 19 and 20 in Friedrichshafen. In cooperation with the German Alpine Association (DAV), the climbing hall meeting “Halls & ...
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Messe Friedrichshafen announces event program for Vertical Pro trade show on Nov. 19-20
Source: Skylotec The previously announced new trade show for indoor and outdoor climbing industry, rope and belay technology and occupational safety, Vertical Pro, is to be held for the first time on Nov. 19 and 20 at Messe Friedrichshafen. Two trade visitor days will feature a host ...
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Vertical Pro trade show secures second important partner
The umbrella organization for aerial adventure parks and high ropes courses, IAPA (International Adventure Park Association), is the second conceptual partner of Vertical Pro, the new annual trade show organized by Messe Friedrichshafen, alongside the German Alpine Association (DAV) and its well-established Halls & Walls event. Source: IAPA ...
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Messe Friedrichshafen launches new trade show for industrial climbing safety
With Vertical Pro, Messe Friedrichshafen is launching a brand new annual trade show from November 2021. The focus of the event, a combination of trade show and symposium, will be on the topics of industrial climbing, working at height and occupational safety as well as rope and safety techniques. Vertical ...
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Halls & Walls 2020 canceled
The Halls & Walls climbing gym convention, organized by the German Alpine Association (Deutscher Alpenverein / DAV) and scheduled for Nov. 6-7, had to be canceled due to the corona pandemic and the associated official requirements and orders. Since 2017, the climbing sports industry has been meeting for two days ...