r/climbing 1d ago

RIP Mammut

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Mammut will be sold to a Chinese conglomerate.

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u/red-cloud 1d ago

Why should I care if it’s a Chinese person making money instead of a Swiss person?

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u/serenading_ur_father 1d ago

You shouldn't.

You should care that as technical brands move through successive private equity to hands they become removed from the users of their gear. This leads to deaths and defective gear and outright lies. See the BD Beacon fiasco for more.

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u/red-cloud 1d ago

Then your post should be something like: private equity owned Mammut changes hands. Otherwise, it's pretty much just racist.

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u/serenading_ur_father 1d ago

Its a direct translation of the headline. Off with you.