 | Named for ARCHAEOPTERYX LITHOGRAPHICA, the first reptile to develop the feather for flight, freeing itself from the constraints of the horizontal world. At Arc'teryx their central purpose is to build the finest products possible. The Arc'teryx advantage is achieved by merging their unrivaled designs with the best quality, highest performing materials and assembling them in the most innovative and most durable manner for the intended use. |
 | It’s About our Relationship to Nature and Each Other |
 | A passion for human powered adventure inspired the birth of Outdoor Research, an outdoor gear company based in Seattle, Washington. And 27 years later, this passion remains as strong as ever. But their goals have expanded to embrace a greater mission: thr customers’ experiences of human powered adventure. Over the years, they’ve learned it’s not simply about what they think. It’s about listening to the customers and building their ideas into Outdoor Research products. |
 | PERFORMANCE ELEVATED™
Mountain Hardwear's quest for the ultimate in performance means they take no short cuts. Anywhere. The highest quality materials, the most thorough of tests, it's what makes Mountain Hardwear the stuff you want to have with you when things get ugly. |
| Mammut is a Swiss company that has specialised in mountain sports since 1862. They are driven by a continuous quest for innovation. Their products are distinguished by the highest quality, functionality and safety. Mammut embodies Swiss technology and perfection. |
| Exped means expedition equipment.
Since 1997, the Exped Team has designed and built the highest quality, specialized gear for the active, outdoor enthusiast. Such equipment is designed to appeal to everyone from the casual hiker of the Appalachian Trail to the technical climber in the Himalayas. Every user expects his equipment to meet exacting requirements, and at Exped, they build products intended to surpass those expectations! |
 | Vision: To be one with the sports they serve, absolutely indistinguishable from them.
Mission: To profitably design, manufacture, and bring to market innovative and technical products of high quality, high performance and exemplary durability that are targeted toward their primary customers – climbers, mountaineers and off-piste skiers. |
| For thirty years Petzl’s mission has remained constant: To offer people practical solutions that maximize their safety and mobility in the vertical world. Discover the Petzl company from a different angle |
 | Celebrating the 36th year as an independent pack manufacturer, Osprey has enjoyed a long tradition of developing the highest quality packs for outdoor enthusiasts. Their commitment to creating a long-lasting, durable product has been at the company’s core since the start, defining their mission for quality design with less impact. For Osprey, sustainability is built into their packs, which are built to last a lifetime and backed by the All Mighty Guarantee. Osprey continues to look for sustainable solutions in the manufacture of our product, incorporating more recycled materials and mitigating waste during many aspects of production and supply. |
 | Innovation and tradition share equally deep roots at Scarpa, which today remains a family owned company with its headquarters and performance footwear manufacturing facilities in the same regions of northern Italy where it got its start in 1938. |
| La Sportiva's mission is to bring you the best technical footwear to explore the outdoors. For 80 years they have been producing innovative footwear and are looking forward to the next 80 years. Produced and designed in a small mountain town at the foot of the Dolomites, La Sportiva supports 140 families in a unique and enviable environment. Everyday the mountains surround the people who handcraft your shoes. Being mountain based and family run allows them to draw on eight decades of experience handed down through the generations. With this heritage they can focus on the future and meld new technologies, ideas and innovation with their rich knowledge of shoe making to give you the most amazing products on the market. Products that let you go where you dream to go, do what you dream to do and live how you want to live. |
 | Dynafit is an ultra-technical brand, which almost provocatively exceeds the skiers expectations. The key to success is that everyone working for Dynafit is living the brand values -- 100% commitment to the sport and its people. Theoretical know-how, and more importantly practice and training, are vital components. They constantly transfer enthusiasm and important insider knowledge to the retail trade. This team of experts, in turn, hand over their emotions to the consumer. This chain of strong personal relationships makes for constant growth in the Dynafit community. |
 | If you're a guide in the backcountry, other people's lives can depend on the gear that you choose. That's why, in 1995, when G3 first started out making avalanche probes, they decided to hold every item they made to a higher standard. Once they had set this standard, the name of thr new company became obvious: Genuine Guide Gear. It’s not just a name. It is a badge that every item G3 produces must earn the right to wear. |