The world of outdoor sports has become even more diversified. Although exclusive focus areas such as alpine climbing, mountaineering, and ski touring have been the order of the day in the past, the demands placed on equipment and clothing are now more complex. Brands are responding to changes in the seasonal conditions, with winters getting shorter and transitional months accounting for a bigger chunk of the year. The result is that consumers’ requirements for products are shifting as they are beginning to use equipment in a different way.
At ISPO Munich 2019, brand-new areas of interest will be on display in the Outdoor segment. In order to accommodate the developing trends within the industry, the world’s largest sports trade fair is introducing an optimized design and adding another hall to the exhibition area. With a total of four Outdoor halls this time, information will be on hand for visitors to find out all they need to know about the latest trends and innovations relating to mountaineering, climbing, ice climbing, bouldering, trail running, camping, and water sports.
If you grow up surrounded by nature, it stands to reason that you will be at one with nature. It should come as no surprise, then, that the “Scandinavian Village” is a popular port of call for all fans of outdoor sports every year at ISPO Munich - this year even bigger. Based in Hall A2 and organized by the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), this area features some 60 brands from the north of Europe. The legendary SOG Bar and Lounge are firm favorites among buyers, decision-makers, experts, and journalists.
Hall A3 will also be home to the Snow & Safety focus area, which is dedicated to one of the key developments we are currently witnessing. Indeed, safety on and off the piste and trails has come to be an important issue within the sports industry. Special hardware, such as protective gear, avalanche transceivers, avalanche airbags, snow shovels, avalanche probes, and even emergency radio technology, has long been part of the equipment considered to be standard, alongside the traditional helmets, goggles, and rope.
One thing visitors to ISPO Munich 2019 can be sure of is that if they head to Halls A1 to A4 (easily accessible via the West Entrance), they will be treated to a full overview of the entire outdoor sports market. There they will find suppliers of exclusive specialist climbing equipment, the hottest water sports labels, and suppliers catering to multiple segments across the outdoor sports industry.
Providing companies from the water sports sector with the ideal platform for presenting their brands, the Outdoor & Water Sports Village in Hall A4 also falls under the Outdoor segment. We will even be setting up our very own pool that can be used to demonstrate the latest trends and innovations to come out of the surfing and paddle sports sector. You are happily invited to test the new equipment. ISPO Munich provides swimming things. Trade visitors heading to the Outdoor & Water Sports Village can expect to find clothing, hardware, and trends in swimming and diving equipment.
On the nearby stage workshops, speeches and interviews will be held, where useful tips and tricks for your next watersports adventure will be given.
You will find everything you need to know about trends and innovations in the shoe development as well as an illustration of various shoe segments (outdoor, urban, etc.) in our Shoe Village in Hall A4. In addition to various test opportunities in the exhibition area, where shoes can be tried out in the classic way, there will be other areas on the subject of shoes, such as Production, sustainability, comfort, endurance etc.
Among others, the following brands will be represented there: Lowa, Keen, Aku, Icebug, Ecco, Meindl, Raidlight, Vaud
Hall A4 will host a CSR Hub & Sustainability Kiosk, which offers the possibility of useful information and a personal exchange. “Brands for Good” and “Greenroom Voice” and their sustainable Brands are exhibiting there, too.
Experts give lectures in the CSR Speaker’s Corner for trade visitors, who plan to expand their company in terms of sustainability.
Climbing has developed rapidly in recent years. Artificial climbing facilities in different forms are widely used. In 2020, this sport will become an Olympic discipline for the first time. How does this growth look in figures? How different are the markets within Europe, the USA or Asia? What are the wishes of users and customers of bouldering and climbing halls?
The "Indoor Climbing Hub" will be dedicated to these and other questions in the future. With the claim "Climbing Gyms Insights", we would like to bring together various players at ISPO Munich 2019 (industry, climbing hall operators, opinion leaders/scene, trainers & athletes, press).
Learn more about top topics and lectures at the "Indoor Climbing Hub"
