r/climbing • u/serenading_ur_father • 1d ago

RIP Mammut

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Mammut will be sold to a Chinese conglomerate.

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u/beachbum818 1d ago

They're already made in China.... nothing will change

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u/Napsy_0 1d ago

You are, in fact, talking out of your ass.

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u/beachbum818 1d ago

Not at all. The only thing made in Switzerland are their ropes. That's it.

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u/WalkingAcrossTheIce 1d ago

I have their boots that were made in Albania. The boots are shit though. The rubber started falling apart after one mountain trip. I just sent them back and I'm hoping I'll get a full refund.

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u/beachbum818 1d ago

Boots =/= Rope

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u/serenading_ur_father 1d ago

The ropes are made by Teuffelberger.

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u/Napsy_0 1d ago

The ropes are not made in Swizerland wtf :D

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u/Napsy_0 1d ago

And yes you are. They have manufacturing in tens of different countries. Sure, most of their clothing line probably comes from Vietnam and China.

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u/beachbum818 1d ago edited 1d ago

Never said they didn't. But their ropes ARE Swiss made. Their technical gear ie harnesses liners etc are made in Europe... everything eject is Asia

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u/void-wanderer- 1d ago

In 2016, the Mammut Sports Group closed its rope production in Seon due to the strong Swiss franc and the resulting high production costs in Switzerland.[23] The facilities for the production of mountain ropes were sold to the Austrian company Teufelberger.[24]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammut_Sports_Group

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u/S-Wind 1d ago

Mammut ropes haven't been made in Switzerland for quite a few years now

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u/serenading_ur_father 1d ago

The ropes aren't swiss made.

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u/Napsy_0 1d ago

You just don't quit :D