La Sportiva’s focus on all mountain sectors, has required a shift towards a broader concept of collection, which keeps ski mountaineering as its centrepiece, but which expands in a direction where versatility and specificity come together to meet the consumer needs in a wide rangeĀ of different sports activities: hiking, ice climbing and winter running.
Month: February 2014
Rab moving to PFC-free hydrophobic down in all its FW range
Rab is a brand that knows down very well, from its beginning in Sheffield in the 1980s up to know. So when those guys decide to move to PFC-free hydrophobic down we have good reasons to get excited.
Nikwax invites brands to move away from PFCs, shows two new products
Nikwax is well known for its aftercare waterproofing products which can successfully bring back water-repellency and water-proofing to used garments. At ISPO its founder Nick Brown announced Nikwax’s plans to supply industry with PFC-free water-repellent technology.
Lowe Alpine Autumn / Winter 2014 highlights
Sharing a booth with sister company Rab, Lowe Alpine was presenting at ISPO some great looking gear. Some of the best pieces were backpacks but we did see some promising garments.