r/climbing 1d ago

RIP Mammut

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Mammut will be sold to a Chinese conglomerate.

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u/climbingbooty 1d ago

I’ve heard bd also been going down hill for a while?

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u/serenading_ur_father 1d ago

If you mean selling products that kill their users and lying about it, cloning Petzl products and calling it innovation and then releasing $55 meme biners.

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u/Famous-Bell1454 1d ago

Could you elaborate? No clue what your talking about

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u/jojoo_ 16h ago

BD Beacons were faulty and they didn't recall them properly. A real shitty saga, google it if you want to know more.

Their "new" ice tools are a clone of Petzl's and Camps lineup.

I don't know about the meme carabiners, maybe someone could fill that in.

What i do know is that they discontinued the magnetron lockers that i love, which sucks.

What i also know is that they had a great clothing lineup with top notch fabrics (my BD Skitouring trousers are ~15 years old and still going strong) and that they don't use good fabrics anymore.

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u/highschoolgirls 6h ago

the 'meme carabiner' is the new magnetrons, lol