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ISPO Munich report, part 3
Welcome to the third and final of our reports from the recent ISPO outdoor trade fair in Munich, where each January the industry gathers to display the latest products that will be appearing in shops over the coming few months. Let’s kick off with Black Diamond who have a number of updates and new products for spring 2012. The Vector Helmet is a reincarnation of the Tracer – a geometric co-moulded, ultralight helmet with excellent ventilation … Read more »
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ISPO Munich report, Part 2
Welcome to the second part of our report from the ISPO outdoor trade fair in Munich, during which we braved sub-zero temperatures and death-by-sauerkraut in order to bring you hot-off-the-press news of the mountain products that will be appearing in shops in the coming months. So let’s start with high-end French brand Millet, of whom high altitude mountaineers will be very familiar with thanks to their Everest GTX boots. Among other products, Millet were showing a … Read more »
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Routes: North Face of the Eiger
Stephen Venables on one of the most iconic routes in mountaineering Dick Renshaw, who made the first British winter ascent with Joe Tasker, once said to me, “it’s simply the best route in the Alps”. The North Face of the Eiger weaves a cunning and beautifully logical line up the most awesome mountain wall in Europe and because of its unique and often grizzly history it has an extraordinary aura. In good conditions, well-plastered with snow … Read more »
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ISPO Munich report, Part 1
The Trek & Mountain team has just arrived back from the ISPO trade fair in Munich where, along with sub-zero temperatures, we discovered a whole raft of exciting new launches and announcements of trekking and mountaineering gear that we’ll all get to see later in the year. Over three days we visited over 40 different companies’ stands and checked out literally hundreds of new products in order to bring you the lowdown on their forthcoming … Read more »
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Outdoor industry heads to ISPO Munich
This week the outdoor industry – Trek & Mountain included – heads to Munich, Germany, for the massive ISPO trade show which takes place from 29th January to 1st February. With over 2,000 exhibitors from the sporting goods industry attending, the show represents a great opportunity to find out about the products and styles that will be hitting the shops over the coming months. Following the expo itself, the action moves onto Zillertal, Austria for the … Read more »
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