Mammut Highlights Fall | Winter 2008 | 09
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Lucido: Lighting The Darkness
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The Lifesaver In Your Pocket Mammut Products Put To The Test 16 Kyrgyzstan: Mountains-Of-Heaven Highlights 14 Testevent:
www.mammut.ch/testevent
Mammut Headlamps
Intelligent Light. Light under control: Beam intensity and reach at your fingertips. Mammut’s leading-edge Lucido light technology guarantees superb comfort and complete reliability – and with X-Zoom, Mammut is first on the block with a zoomable LED headlamp.
Event Highlight
Fire Show
Once night had fallen, Simon H. Spoonwing became an entertainer extraordinaire and presented a stunning fire show with the mountains as backdrop. As the flames leapt, his audience really warmed to him!
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Photo: Rainer Eder
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Lucido X-Zoom Turning the lamp housing adjusts the stepless Total Reflex Optics beam angle between 5 and 45째. Three levels of luminous intensity offer a choice of reaches from 120 down to 12 meters. Together with other intelligent detailing, the X-Zoom is the headlamp of choice for all adventures.
Rear light on battery pack
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Battery check
Zoom
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120m
190h
Switch lock
Alpine emergency signal
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105m
180h
Lucido TX1 The flashlight for alpine perfectionists
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3 levels of beam intensity
41m
130h
Lucido TXlite Perfect for intense climbing and stamina sports
First and only LED headlamp with stepless zoom
20m
60h
Lucido TR1 The first choice for running, hiking and walking
Mammut Mountain Wear
When The Going Gets Tough – Be Flexible. Extremely safe. Extremely functional. That’s always been the case with Mammut’s Extreme line-up. Now it offers enhanced flexibility with c_change, the first membrane with pores that open and close with the ambient temperature. Its responsive water vapor permeability keeps the wearer comfortable whatever the activity.
Event Highlight
Base jumping Base-jump pioneer Ueli Gegenschatz is seen here in his wingsuit doing an extreme jump down the side of Mt. Wetterhorn. It took the onlookers’ breaths away – but not Ueli. Totally relaxed, he looks like he just got out of bed...
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Pulse Jacket Breathable and functional soft shell jacket | Body-contoured fit | Optimized for skiing and speed touring
Ultimate Loft Women’s Jacket Progressive fleece jacket with fleecy highfloor exterior | Superbly insulative
Ultimate Hoody Windstopper® soft shell quality | Strengthened pockets | Warm hood
Pulse Pants Soft shell pant optimized for ski touring | Intelligent material mix provides excellent ventilation at rear
Base-Jump Women’s Pants Particularly light and stylish soft shell pant boasting dependable schoeller® quality
Castor Pants Technically refined ski and high-touring soft shell pant | Superb freedom of movement and breathability
Photo: Robert Bösch
Jannu Jacket Totally new: Features c_change – the first membrane with pores that open and close with the ambient temperature. It lets heat and water vapor out during activity or when it’s warm, but keeps the heat in during inactivity or when it’s cool.
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Superb breathability even with collar closed
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M.A.P. hood for rapid adjustments and unhindered vision
2 zipped pockets
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Zipped underarm ventilation
Abrasion-resistant ceramic dots
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1 two-way zip
Genesis Women’s Jacket Plus Outstanding 4-season jacket with zip-out inside fleece
Highland Women’s Pants Warm, waterproof winter pant | Optimized for winter and snowshoe hiking
1 sleeve pocket
Extreme Ultimate Windstopper Jacket M.A.P. hood | High-reach sleeves | Underarm ventilation | Perfect for ice and mixed climbing, dry tooling and high touring
Extreme Ultimate Windstopper Pants Soft shell pant for high and ski touring and mixed climbing | Adjustable leg width | Side ventilation | Pre-shaped knees | schoeller® keprotec® edge protection
Mammut Snow
Tomorrow’s Snow. Mammut has what it takes if you like hiking and climbing – but if going downhill is your thing, there’s also a range of innovative snowsport products featuring GORE-TEX®. Mammut’s soft shell expertise means you not only look good, but the technical features provide high performance in the snow.
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Candy Women’s Jacket The weatherproof skiing jacket with extra insulation | Detachable hood
Nirvana Snowpeak Jacket Freeride jacket featuring highgrade GORE-TEX® Soft Shell® | Waterproof | Plenty of underarm ventilation
Nirvana Ultimate Hybrid Women’s Jacket Water-repellent outer and breathable soft shell inner
Flaine Jacket Cool-looking, youth-oriented skiing jacket | Fashioned from a breathable, stretchable fabric | Detachable hood
Vent Women’s Pants Lightweight SOFtech™ pant featuring contemporary freeride tailoring | Excellent ventilation
Nirvana Snowpeak Pants Freeride pant featuring GORETEX® Soft Shell® | Pant links to jacket | Rugged edge protection
Storm Women’s Pants Comfortable stretch ski pant | Warm padding and side ventilation
Flaine Pants Lightweight ski pant to match jacket | Side ventilation | Perfect for longer touring ascents
Photo: Simon Starkl
Event Highlight
Jungfraubahnen Toko Care Garment, footwear and accessory care is a growing priority. Toko has the products for keeping Mammut’s quality products in top condition. Visit www.toko.ch for details.
Knit Women’s Pull Knitted-look warm fleece quality | Perfect on and off the piste
Europe’s highest cogwheel railway is also the most generous: It sponsored the Mammut Testevent trip up to the Eiger Glacier with its 200 hardy participants. The section past the north face of the Eiger is spectacular – hearts beat faster the higher it goes.
Nakiska Women’s Jacket Insulated jacket with the benefit of synthetic padding | 2 front zip pockets
Knit Jacket Warm fleece jacket | Great as a midlayer for skiing | Pleasantly stretchy
Hooded Fleece Jacket High-grade Swiss quality technical fleece | Ideal as a midlayer
Mammut Accessories
Quality – It’s In The Detail. Professionals know that what seem like little details can make all the difference. The body loses most of its warmth through the extrem ities. Effective protection is essential, but success or failure on the mountain also depends on the ability to maintain a sense of touch, and on the functionality and durability of the ac cessories.
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Extreme Siam GTX Glove Dual-chamber glove for allround high-altitude activities | Provides grip and warmth
Extreme Radial Glove Tough yet lightweight leather glove | Helps maintain sense of touch | All-round applicability
Pulse Glove Fits like the proverbial glove! | Optimized for alpine skiing
Astro Soft Shell Glove Lightweight and wind-repellent glove for tough assignments or as a warm base layer
Nendaz Mitten All-round mitten featuring a tough yet soft mini-ripstop outer | Comfortable with or without inner glove
Verbier Glove Women The all-rounder for ambitious climbers | Tailored to the female anatomy
Comet Soft Shell Glove Lightweight soft shell freeriding and ice-climbing glove | Useful pull-on loop
Photo: Rainer Eder
Mammut Teamtrip
On the Road
This year’s Teamtrip saw Mammut’s Pro Team in a veteran VW campervan traveling through the Alps from mountain to city. The athletes tackled the Cinque Torri in the Dolomites as well as a selection of urban climbing hotspots in Vienna and Fribourg.
Flores Beanie Mix-and-match finely woven fleece-lined beanie | Ornate Jacquard patterning
Placid Beanie Stylish smooth-woven fleecelined beanie | Keeps the head cozy
Chill Beanie Stylish crochet-look beanie | Coarsely woven with fleece lining
Versa Beanie Lightweight, soft woven beanie | Can be worn either way
Mammut Safety Technology
Avalanches Are Fast. Now Rescuers Are Too. Effective risk management in the mountains. Mammut sponsors prevention and training projects worldwide, developing products that deliver advanced levels of safety – such as the PULSE Barryvox.
PULSE Barryvox
easy. fast. effective.
easy Clear guidance thanks to straightforward handling fast Quick and precise location thanks to 360° display and three antennae effective Saves time thanks to clear overview in the event of several victims
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Photo: Menno Boermans
Created to save lives: The PULSE Barryvox boasts standout innovative technology and straightforward controls. Its full-graphic display features 360째 real-time direction finding and three antennae for fast, simple and effective pinpointing and rescuing of avalanche victims.
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Straightforward and secure switching between OFF, SEND and SEARCH
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Glove-friendly controls
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Legible, coherent display even in strong sunlight
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Waterproof and shockproof housing
Alugator expert Hardened, Teflon-coated blade | Packs small | Shaft socket integrated into blade
Alugator Hardened, anodized blade | Packs small | Shaft socket integrated into blade
Alugator Light Hardened, anodized blade | Packs small | Shaft socket integrated into blade
Probe expert (320 cm) Steel cable with protective sleeve | Screw-locking | Special packaging with instructions and emergency plan
Probe plus (280 cm) Dyneema cord | Telescopic locking | Special packaging with instructions and emergency plan
Probe light (240 cm) Dyneema cord | Telescopic locking | Special packaging with instructions and emergency plan
Raptor Edge Built-in metal edge cuts wear | Very strong | Onepiece concept with special snap-in mechanism
Mammut Backpacks
Practical – Especially When You’re Up Against It. The worse the weather, the clearer the intelligence of Mammut’s backpack designs. Take the lockable and glove-friendly Cyberian buckles, for instance. Or the back’s smooth, snow-shedding fabric outer, the ability to customize the pack thanks to detachable features or the benefit of being able to attach skis and snowboards.
Event Highlight
Expedition Antarctica What better to accompany a mouthwatering asado than music – and thrilling tales courtesy of Evelyne Binsack, a Swiss mountain guide who recounted the trip that took her through 16 countries from the Bernese Oberland to the South Pole. All were enthralled by her exploits – endless days cycling, hiking amongst 5k and 6k peaks in the Andes, and the final 1180-kilometer tramp to the South Pole.
Respect (30 l, 22 l) / Radiance (20 l) High-function all-mountain and snowsport packs | Handy side access to main compartment | Stowable/detachable compression system | Radiance women’s model is tailored to the female anatomy
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Photo: Thomas Ulrich
Nirvana (35 l, 25 l) Winter 08/09 flagship model, optimized for one-or-more-day touring and freeriding
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Eyewear pocket
Detachable compression straps
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Capacious main compartment with interior valuables pocket
Insulated conduit in shoulder harness for hydration tube
Front pocket for avalanche shovel and probe
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All-round zip for easy access to main compartment
Glove-friendly lockable buckles
Pocket for heightadjustable lift & tilt snowboard-carrying system
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Strong, adjustable Velcro straps
Adjustable loop for securing skis diagonally
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Spindrift (40 l, 30 l) Classic top-loader for snowsport/ snowshoe touring | Front pocket for skins or shovel | Handy side access to main compartment | Strong side ski straps
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Thermoformed, anatomically padded back system
Stowable ice-pick/pole attachments
Freeride (25 l, 18 l) / Firefly (16 l) Multifunctional all-round multi-snowsport pack | Personal stereo pocket and zip-out bottle holder | Firefly women’s model is tailored to the female anatomy
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Strong, padded detachable hip belt with integrated mini-pocket
«Great organization, great activities, great photo shoot – hats off!» . . . it sounds like an advert, but it’s actually a quote from Danielle of Germany. She and 200 other test participants of all nationalities spent an unforgettable weekend with Mammut brimful of fun and action. Mammut’s Lucido headlamps were on hand to ensure no one was left in the Grindelwald dark. Absolute alpine. Absolute fun!
«My 1000 kilometers have been worth it!» Frank from the Netherlands really enjoyed himself, too. On Saturday, May 24, 2008, he and the other Mammut test participants tried their hand at climbing, bouldering, slacklining, bungee jumping and Tyrolean traversing. Stef Siegrist carried out a base jump from a helicopter, and the intrepid Ueli Gegenschatz completed a fearsome wingsuit flight down the Wetterhorn. This was followed by an evening meal featuring an asado and some cool unplugged music, after which people slowly switched off their headlamps. Later, Lucido helped everyone find their way back to their tents in the dark. For more on the next Testevent, please visit:
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www.mammut.ch/testevent
Photo: Robert Bösch
Mammut Testevent
Photo: Rainer Eder
Eigergletscher alt. 2320 m / Eiger / Bernese Oberland / Switzerland
Photo: Peter Müller
Focus on the Mountains of Heaven
Lofty Aims Of The Kyrgyzstan Mountain Project natural environment and the local people. To find out more on the Kyrgyzstan Mountain Project, please visit www.mammut.ch/ responsibility or visit the country itself to discover unbelievable hospitality and mountains just waiting to be explored.
Test&Feel
The latest climbing trends up-close and personal. Test Mammut’s current products on the Climbing Gym Tour that’s going round all of Europe. More details under www.mammut.ch
EOFT – European Outdoor Filmtour
From October 2008, outdoor fans in a number of Europe’s cities are in for a treat. The EOFT will be presenting previously unseen footages of climbing and expedition exploits. Locations and details under www.eoft.eu
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Switzerland’s mountains are not all that we yearn to climb! Mammut is also supporting mountain sports in Kyrgyzstan, a fledgling Central Asian republic once part of the Soviet Union and in the kingdom of Genghis Khan. The aim is to establish environmentand community-friendly mountain sports tourism in the remarkable Tien Shan (Mountains of Heaven) range – and so help both the