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Montane with new country manager and PR agency for the U.S.
British outdoor apparel brand Montane has announced a new brand initiative for the U.S. market. Effective immediately, industry veteran Mike Downing of Boulder, Colorado, will assume the role of country manager for the U.S., overseeing all wholesale, professional and direct sales for Montane’s apparel and gear collection. Downing will work ...
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ArticleRevised ISPO Awards with four judging dates per year
ISPO Group has announced that it will now honor the highlight products and services of the sports industry four times a year with the latest, conceptually revised version of the ISPO Award. As usual, a jury of experts will evaluate all submissions individually according to criteria such as design, function, ...
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News briefsTNF partners with SFMOMA for digital adventure archive
Source: TNF Conrad Anker The North Face (TNF) has launched its new fall campaign, “It’s More Than A Jacket,” an initiative that honors the stories of adventures from the brand’s 55-year history. To capture the meaning behind each piece of gear, TNF is launching its first digital ...
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News briefsRose Bikes receives Forum Award
This year Rose Bikes receives the renowned Forum Award of the industry magazine Textilwirtschaft in the „Brand“ category. The award is given for entrepreneurial or personal achievements that have a lasting formative influence on developments in the fashion business. “I am incredibly proud of this award,” said Marcus Diekmann, managing ...
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News briefsKari Traa launches campaign and movement against inequality
Sharing stories from real women from the outdoor industry, the new “girls will be girls” campaign initialized by Kari Traa intends to encourage women to change the rules and fight to decrease the global gender gap. The kick-off video (see below) will be followed by more footage, showing women like ...
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News briefsBoa wins another DI.A award
Boa Technology has won its second Design & Innovation Award (DI.A), after the one it won in 2016 for its IP1-S platform. The winning product is its Li2 dial platform, a bayonet and cartridge system – like the L6 platform – made mostly of anodized aluminum. Introduced this autumn, ...
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News briefsRab lets athletes speak in new podcast series
British outdoor brand Rab (owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd.) has just launched its new The Mountain People podcast, a podcast series featuring alpinists from Rab’s athlete’s roster who will talk about their love for the mountains and their lives beyond their sports. The podcast is hosted by British alpinist ...
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News briefsPatagonia Films presents documentary “They/Them” about identity in climbing sports
Patagonia has launched the film “They/Them,” a 70-minute documentary on Oct. 7 about Lor Sabourin, an Arizona-based climber, guide and coach who identifies as transgender and uses the pronouns “they/them.” The filmmakers of They/Them follow Sabourin through the sandstone canyons of northern Arizona, on a climbing route that is simultaneously ...
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News briefsHoudini debuts global “The Storyteller” campaign with Polartec
Houdini has launched its global marketing campaign, ”The Storyteller,” in collaboration with Polartec. The marketing initiative, in partnership with a media outlet and on Houdini social channels, “stars” Houdini’s iconic styles telling their stories through emotional and humorous snippets. The stories include four creative approaches in different environments (”The Artist,” ...
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News briefsPolartec launches “Family Album” on Instagram
Polartec®, a Milliken & Company brand, has launched its “Family Album.” It is the result of the visual story of those who have worn Polartec clothing on their outdoor adventures over the past three decades. Launched via a dedicated Polartec Instagram channel, @PolartecFamily, the album is intended to serve as ...
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News briefsVF and Redress announce winner of 2021 sustainable design competition
VF Corp. continued its three-year partnership with environmental organization Redress by announcing the winner of the 2021 Redress Design Award, the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition. Ten finalists from the U.S., U.K., Germany, India and Greater China participated in virtual events held Sept. 1-11. The event included educational challenges ...
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News briefsEvoc Sports expands marketing team
Source: Jo Beckendorff Alexandra Hlawitschka On Sept. 6, Alexandra Hlawitschka started as the marketing content and press manager at German sporting goods travel transport and backpacking expert Evoc Sports. She joins Evoc from German sports glove manufacturer Roeckl Sporthandschuhe, where she spent nearly five years as communications ...
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C.A.M.P. introduces a new logo
Source: C.A.M.P. C.A.M.P., the Italian firm specializing in the manufacturing of technical products for safety in outdoor activities and work at height, has introduced a new logo. The pictogram, defined as “the graphics engine of the rebranding,” was inspired by the mountains at the beginning of the ...
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Doghammer’s Cork Collect project wins sustainability award
Doghammer, a start-up from southern Germany, has won the Sustainability Award from the German Institute for Service Quality (DISQ) in the “Supply Chain & Procurement” category with its “Cork Collect” project. The young company wants to create the smallest possible ecological footprint with its fairly produced outdoor shoes and ecological ...
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News briefsTNF promotes Vectiv technology with 360° VR experience
The North Face (TNF) has launched the Power Further VR and 360 Experience, designed to give everyone the opportunity to experience the trails of Mont Blanc despite pandemic restrictions, while also providing more detailed information about the development and functionality of its Vectiv technology. Available in VR and 360°, the ...
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News briefsOberalp Germany with new marketing staff for Salewa and Dynafit
With Anne Rittmeyer, Oberalp Deutschland has a new international online marketing specialist in the team. The position was newly created to provide marketing support to online retail partners like Amazon, Bergfreunde and Keller Sports. This includes supporting retailers with their brand-related initiatives and campaigns - from social media posts, newsletters ...
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News briefsOn opens temporary travel agencies for local recommendations in Berlin and L.A.
On Aug. 26, On will launch the new Cloudaway, a new hybrid outdoor shoe, sustainably produced, ultra-lightweight and flexible, created for the new travel, which On says is all about moving consciously, walking slower, staying longer and being mindfully present. Source: On The new Cloudaway outdoor hybrid shoe ...
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News briefsAlpinist Siegrist receives lifetime achievement award and extends contract with Mammut
Swiss climber and mountaineer Stephan Siegrist, born in 1972, received the “Le Mérite alpin” lifetime achievement award from the renowned Swiss alpine film festival FIFAD. The jury justified the award as follows: “If we were to say that Stephan Siegrist is an outstanding climber, that would not be enough. Whether ...
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News briefs36 products receive a Eurobike Award
After the event had to take a break in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the six-member expert jury of the Eurobike Awards 2021 has now selected 36 winners from 246 products submitted from 30 countries for nine categories. The exceptional innovation performance of 7 products was additionally rewarded with ...
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News briefsSRAM Group expands its European marketing team
Source: SRAM Moritz Dittmar SRAM Group’s European marketing department has hired two new employees. On Aug. 1, industry returnee Moritz Dittmar officially succeeded Maximilian Topp as MTB communications coordinator for Northern Europe. Dittmar has several years of experience in the cycling media landscape. Most recently, he worked ...
