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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, ...

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, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1862 by Kaspar Tanner in Dintikon. Until 2021, Mammut belonged to Conzzeta AG (now known as Bystronic AG), at which point they were sold to Telemos Capital. Amongst others, ''Raichle'' (mountain and trekking shoes), Ajungilak (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-W� ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

, which has been expanded several times.

Raichle

In April 2003, Mammut purchased Raichle, from Austrian owners

Kneissl 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. While Raichle had been making boots for about 100 years, , former Raichle products are now marketed as Mammut.

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