Hybrid-Shell Combining soft inner materials with sturdy outer materials supports exactly and only where necessary. This makes for a snug fit and good wear comfort.
Reinforcements Give the shoe its lasting shape and protect the foot and materials.
Footbed Six-piece EVA (ethylenevinyl acetate) footbed features antimicrobial activated-carbon elements, an insulating aluminum layer and stabilizing heel cup.
Carbon shank Ultra-lightweight and stiff, suited to crampons. The core is made of aluminum composite.
BREAKDOWN Reto Rüegger l Frauenfeld/Switzerland 150 Pairs of Mamook GTX take the equivalent of three weeks’ holiday in production. If you take all the individual components of a pair of Mamook GTX and lay them out, they stretch 12.4 meters. Multiply that by all the Mamook sales since Mammut first started manufacturing
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footwear (spring 2009) and you get 124 kilometers, equivalent to the distance between Berne and Zurich. A Mamook GTX boot is made up of 103 individual parts. Multiply this by all the Mamook sales since Mammut first started manufacturing footwear (spring 2009), and you could give every inhabitant of Geneva a part (= 206,000 individual parts).
Foam provides padding and individual shape as well as a comfortable fit and cushioning.
The materials used to make a Mamook GTX have a total surface area of 0.6213 square meters, and therefore 1.2426 square meters a pair. If you multiply this figure by the number of Mamook boots manufactured up to summer 2012, the total surface area would be 12,426 square meters, equivalent to two football fields.
Toe and heel caps Made from heat molded sturdy thermoplastic. They help the toe and heel zones keep their shape and give protection. Gore-Tex®-Insulated-Comfort-Footwear Lining Top quality, molded lining made from PTFC (polytetrafluorocarbon) is 100% waterproof, guaranteed. This model is fitted with an additional insulating layer.
Poro-wedge Ultra-lightweight, durable EVA midsole wedge provides excellent cushioning.