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Mammut Sports Group AG is a Swiss multinational
Mammut Sports Group AG is a Swiss multinational mountaineering
Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, a ...
and trekking
Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back, while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey, and may involve camping outdoors. In North America tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain h ...
company headquartered in Seon Seon may refer to:
* Seon, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Aargau
* ''Seon'', a type of arranged marriage in South Korea
* Korean Seon, a Zen school of Korean Buddhism
* Seon (food), steamed vegetable dishes with fillings in Korean cui ...
, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1862 by Kaspar Tanner in Dintikon
Dintikon is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
The small village is located near Lenzburg and Wohlen.
History
Dintikon is first mentioned in 924 as ''Tintinchowa''.
Geography
Dintikon has an are ...
. Until 2021, Mammut belonged to Conzzeta AG (now known as Bystronic AG), at which point they were sold to Telemos Capital Telemos may refer to:
* Telemus, son of Eurymus in Greek mythology;
* The BAE/Dassault Telemos
The BAE Systems/Dassault Telemos was an unmanned military aircraft being jointly developed by BAE Systems and Dassault.
Development
The BAE Syste ...
. Amongst others, ''Raichle'' (mountain and trekking shoes), Ajungilak
Ajungilak is a former Norwegian textile company originally established as Fuglesangs Sønner AS on the Akerselva river in Oslo. It was established in 1855 and produced insulation and building materials. This was Norway's ninth textile company. I ...
(sleeping bags) and ''Toko'' (ski wax) belong to Mammut Sports Group.
In 2011, Mammut obtained a sales volume of 210.8 million CHF. Mammut has about 200 employees at its headquarters and runs many establishments all over the world. The central repository for Europe is in Memmingen
Memmingen (; Swabian: ''Memmenge'') is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is the economic, educational and administrative centre of the Danube-Iller region. To the west the town is flanked by the Iller, the river that marks the Baden-Wü ...
, Germany
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, which has been expanded several times.
Raichle
In April 2003, Mammut purchased Raichle, from Austrian ownersKneissl
Kneissl is a manufacturer of handmade skis, biking and tennis equipment and apparel, based in Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria.
History
To 1990
The Kneissl Company was founded as a wheel factory in 1861. The first skis were produced in 1919. In the ...
, although Raichle had originally been founded in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. It is the seat of the district and is the second-largest city of the canton, after Frauenfeld, with a population of about 22,000 ...
.
While Raichle had been making boots for about 100 years, , former Raichle products are now marketed as Mammut.
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* {{Authority control Outdoor clothing brands Manufacturing companies of Switzerland Companies established in 1862 Ski equipment manufacturers Camping equipment manufacturers Climbing equipment companies Swiss brands Mountaineering equipment manufacturers