This year, the OutDoor INDUSTRY AWARD competition was held by Messe Friedrichshafen for the third time. A total of 280 entries from 25 different countries were submitted to this year's innovation award.
Here are the winners, that include someone who is a regular at UKClimbing.com.
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> cool.....good to see Mammut expanding their range though would be nice if their stuff was more widely available in the uk.
That is changing significantly. Mammut have new UK head office in Macclesfield. Expect to see more Mammut products in the UK from their trademark Alpine kit and ropes, sport and trad,and 'urban climbing'.
My experience of the bolts given the silver award aren't great. I don't believe they are the solution to the sustainability issues surround bolts.
They deform very quickly under load compared to other commercially available products and even homemade staples.
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