News Briefs – Page 363
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Black Diamond Inc. is recalling a batch of avalanche airbags...
Black Diamond Inc. is recalling a batch of avalanche airbags using JetForce technology because they may malfunction and fail to deploy, although no injuries have been reported. The recall relates to airbags sold between November 15, 2014 and July 7, 2015 under the Black Diamond, Pieps and Poc brands. Black Diamond ...
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Sara Wänseth has become the sole general secretary of the...
Sara Wänseth has become the sole general secretary of the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), a job she had been sharing with Rolf Hilleberg since October. The latter stepped down to let her take charge fully, which turned out to be more practical. Separately, the organization's board was expanded a few ...
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Aku, Asolo, Garmont, Viking and Kamik have adopted W.L. Gore's...
Aku, Asolo, Garmont, Viking and Kamik have adopted W.L. Gore's new Surround waterproof/breathable technology in their outdoor shoes for the first time, incorporating it into their spring/summer 2016 lines. They are joining 25 other international sports and outdoor brands that have already started using Gore-Tex Surround, not including some Asian ...
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OutDry Technologies unveiled the OutDry Extreme technology that is to...
OutDry Technologies unveiled the OutDry Extreme technology that is to be applied for waterproof and breathable Columbia-branded rainwear from next year, marking the first time that OutDry is used for apparel. The technology consists of patented lamination processes that bond a waterproof, breathable membrane directly to the product's outermost layer ...
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Big Agnes, the Colorado-based distributor of Helinox trekking poles and...
Big Agnes, the Colorado-based distributor of Helinox trekking poles and camp furniture in North and South America, has partnered with Goal Zero on a line of Solar Ready tents. The lightweight Krumholtz UL2 mtnGLO and Red Canyon 4 mtnGLO feature an integrated weatherproof cord routing system that allows the solar ...
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Craghoppers, the U.K. company for travel gear, presented quite an...
Craghoppers, the U.K. company for travel gear, presented quite an interesting innovation at the OutDoor show that is designed to increase the safety of the traveller's data saved in the passport, on credit cards and so on. Many of those documents are equipped with a RFID chip (radio frequency identification). ...
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Nine of the 39 companies selected by an international jury...
Nine of the 39 companies selected by an international jury for this year's OutDoor Industry Award were given gold. The gold winners are the Power Sphaerio 3P tent by Vaude, the all-in-one sleeping bag of Polarmond, an environmental system called Gift Your Gear, the Naturetexx Plasma Wool process of Südwolle, ...
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Helsport came out as the overall winner of the Scandinavian...
Helsport came out as the overall winner of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award. An international jury also picked Klättermusen as the winner of the award in the apparel category, Viking in footwear and Bergans of Norway in equipment. The French Outdoor Award went to Cimalp for clothing and to Luxov for ...
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Merrell, which had double-digit growth in the European outdoor sector...
Merrell, which had double-digit growth in the European outdoor sector last year, is going to invest a seven-digit figure in marketing in the region during the spring/summer 2016 season, with a doubling in the consumer spend. It will concentrate on an advertising campaign around the tagline “Do What's Natural,” which ...
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Mammut is now offering digital interactive climbs to some of...
Mammut is now offering digital interactive climbs to some of the most famous mountain routes of the world. Thanks to #project360, viewers can follow alpinists and experience a 360° view of these mountains with a simple smartphone or tablet of the latest generation, or an up-to-date browser. Starting at the ...
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Salming Running, a Swedish brand, has been appointed as official...
Salming Running, a Swedish brand, has been appointed as official footwear partner of the Xterra America Tour and U.S. championship. The tour consists of more than 100 off-road triathlons and trail runs held across the U.S. Tom Kiely, chief executive of Xterra, said that the partnership was sealed with Tor ...
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Sanuk, the footwear brand owned by Deckers Brands, has signed...
Sanuk, the footwear brand owned by Deckers Brands, has signed Lauren Hill as an ambassador. She is a professional surfer, writer and activist from Florida, who has been interacting with the ocean since she was a child. An environmental and social science major at Stetson University, she already serves as ...
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Icebreaker has launched the “Icebreaker Challenge,” an international digital campaign...
Icebreaker has launched the “Icebreaker Challenge,” an international digital campaign covering 40 countries. It calls on retailers and consumers to select the sport that is the most fun, publishing a video on Icebreaker's website before Aug. 31 and asking for “likes” on social networks. The winner will get a free ...
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Original Buff has signed up Chris (Omprakash) Sharma, the well-known...
Original Buff has signed up Chris (Omprakash) Sharma, the well-known American climber from California, as an ambassador for the Spanish company's neckwear and its new expanded range of headwear. The 34-year-old Sharma, who is also sponsored by Prana, Petzl and other brands, spends a large part of the year in ...
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Sept. 11 has been picked as the Outdoor Day as...
Sept. 11 has been picked as the Outdoor Day as part of the European Week of Sport organized by the European Commission. In the run-up to the event, the European Outdoor Group (EOG) is preparing a consumer campaign to stimulate outdoor participation, which was launched to the industry yesterday. With ...
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The European Network of Outdoor Sports (Enos) is extending an...
The European Network of Outdoor Sports (Enos) is extending an early-bird rate of £200 for participation in the 3rd Nature & Sports Euro'Meet conference, scheduled to be held in the North Ireland city of Newcastle from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. The organizers say the convention is starting to look ...
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About 340 researchers, consultants and training specialists attended the sixth...
About 340 researchers, consultants and training specialists attended the sixth edition of Inosport held in Voiron in June, to discuss topics relating to innovation in the sports and leisure industry. This was an increase of 12 percent compared with the previous year, according to the organizers. The participants were invited ...
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As it has already done during the still ongoing World...
As it has already done during the still ongoing World Fair in Milan, Vibram will have a van outside the Salt Palace during the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, called the Vibram Sole Factor, demonstrating and offering free outsole upgrading and customization on a first-come, first-served basis. The Italian company will ...
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Berghaus has launched its own sustainability label named “Made Kind.”...
Berghaus has launched its own sustainability label named “Made Kind.” Starting with its spring 2016 retail launch, the label will include performance gear which has a reduced environmental impact. In order to earn the Made Kind label, products have to meet at least one of three criteria - be made ...
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PrimaLoft has been confirmed as the largest global provider of...
PrimaLoft has been confirmed as the largest global provider of Bluesign certified insulation. The Latham, New York-based company, specializing in research and innovative development of comfort solutions with high performance insulations and fabrics, was the first branded synthetic insulation manufacturer to obtain bluesign certification for its high-performance insulations, in December ...
