After the climbing gym boom, the market seems saturated. Increased competition and new target groups present gym operators with new challenges. Creative concepts and orientation to user needs are in demand.
The free climber is also fascinating outside of the climbing scene. But Alex Honnold is no normal star. How the man who climbs 1,000-meter walls without protection ticks.
Alex Honnold is fascinating and polarizing. He climbed the 1,000-meter face of the El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without any ropes or safeguarding. And yet, in his view, it was a safe undertaking.
The bouldering and climbing boom is changing the mountain sports scene. ISPO.com explains how key mountain sports brands are responding and what climbing and bouldering fans are getting out of it.
Gore-Tex steps on the gas and brings another top athlete to its team of athletes: Alex Megos from Erlangen, who became a world-class climber in 2013. He's not the only famous athlete on the Gore team.
Stationary retail is increasingly being supplemented by digital sales channels, including in the outdoor industry. Part two of our Mountain Sports series shows how important personal advice from a specialty retailer is for brands.
Trail running, pleasure hiking, alpine climbing: mountain sports have many faces. But how are they continuing to evolve? This question has been answered by experts from the sports industry, and the answers are surprising.
