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Decathlon
French multinational sporting goods store chain
The North Face, Inc.
American company featuring outdoor apparel and sportswear
Victorinox
Victorinox () is a knife manufacturer and watchmaker based in the town of Ibach, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It is known for its Swiss Army knives. Since its acquisition of rival Wenger in 2005, it has become the sole supplier of multi-purpose knives to the Swiss army. It is the world's biggest manufacturer of pocket knives; additionally, the company licenses its logo for watches, apparel, and travel gear.
Hummel International
Danish manufacturing company of sportswear
Patagonia, Inc.
American clothing company
ECCO
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Arc'teryx
'''Arc'teryx''' is a Canadian company specializing in outdoor apparel and equipment headquartered in North Vancouver, British Columbia. It focuses on technical apparel for mountaineering and alpine sports, including related accessories. The company's name and logo reference the Archaeopteryx, the transitional fossil of early dinosaurs to modern dinosaurs (birds). Arc'teryx is known for its waterproof Gore-Tex shell jackets and down parkas.
Columbia Sportswear Company
United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear
Helly Hansen
Norwegian manufacturer and retailer of clothing and sports equipment and a subsidiary of the Canadian retail chain Canadian Tire
Petzl
thumb|Headlamp Tikka XP made by Petzl thumb|Headlamp Petzl e+Lite Petzl is a French manufacturer of climbing gear, caving gear, work-at-height equipment, and headlamps based in Crolles (near Grenoble), France. The company was created by the cave explorer Fernand Petzl in the mid-1970s. Their three specialties are: Vertical sports: equipment for mountaineering, climbing, caving, etc. Work at height and rescue: solutions for progression and safety in difficult-access worksites and in technical rescue. Headlamps (head torches) that provide hands-free lighting.
Mammut
Swiss multinational mountaineering and trekking company
Deuter Sport
company
Coleman Company
brand of outdoor recreation products, especially camping gear
Tecnica Group
Italian sportswear brand
Vibram
Vibram S.p.A. is an Italian company based in Albizzate, Italy, that manufactures and licenses the production of Vibram-branded rubber outsoles for footwear. The company is named after its founder, Vitale Bramani, who is credited with inventing the first rubber lug soles. Vibram soles were first used on mountaineering boots, replacing leather soles fitted with hobnails or steel cleats which were commonly used up until then. The soles produced by Vibram are called Vibram soles, Vibram rubber, or simply Vibram.
Quechua
French outdoor sport brand
VAUDE
VAUDE () is a German producer of mountain sports equipment. The head office is in Tettnang, Germany. It was founded in 1974 by Albrecht von Dewitz and is fully family owned. In 2009, the management was handed over to his daughter Antje von Dewitz. VAUDE is certified under the EU's EMAS environmental management standard.
Black Diamond Equipment
Manufacturer of equipment for climbing, skiing, and mountain sports
Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.
American clothing company
Millet
company
Berghaus
Berghaus Limited is a British outdoor clothing and equipment brand founded in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, and now headquartered in nearby Sunderland. It was founded in 1966 by climbers and mountaineers Peter Lockey and Gordon Davison, initially as an importer and distributor of outdoors products. Lockey and Davison's outdoor store in Newcastle upon Tyne, went by the name of the LD Mountain Centre. In 1972 they began designing and manufacturing their own products for sale in their shop. They gave their brand the German name 'Berghaus' which translates as 'mountain house'.
La Sportiva
Outdoor Sporting Goods Company
Marmot
outdoor clothing and sporting goods company
Osprey
outdoor company
Meindl (company)
CAMP
Italian manufacturer of climbing equipment
Hanwag
Hanwag GmbH is a German manufacturer of mountaineering boots and hiking boots headquartered in Vierkirchen. Hanwag GmbH is part of Fenix Outdoor concern.
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
Recreational Equipment, Inc., doing business as REI, is an American retail and outdoor recreation services corporation. It was formerly governed, and continues to brand itself, as a consumers' co-operative. REI sells camping gear, hiking, climbing, cycling, water, running, fitness, snow, travel equipment, and men, women and kids clothing. Unlike other outdoor sports stores, it does not sell hunting or fishing equipment.
L.L.Bean
L.L.Bean is an American privately held retail company that was founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean. The company, headquartered in Freeport, Maine (where it was founded), specializes in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment.
Mountain Safety Research
a producer of camping, hiking and mountaineering equipment, such as portable stoves, water filters, snowshoes, and tents.
Bass Pro Shops
American outdoor retailer
Kathmandu
clothing and equipment retail company in Australia and New Zealand
Grivel Mont Blanc
company that produces equipment for outdoor recreation
Scarpa
Italian footwear company
Five Ten Footwear
German outdoor footwear manufacturer