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Fitness & Yoga

Healthy mind, healthy body! Exercise is essential to keeping our bodies healthy and fit. Whether it’s strength training or yoga, regular exercise does a whole lot of good.

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Daniela

Headstand and handstand training

Learning to do a headstand or handstand has many positive effects on the body. Although athletes or yogis make standing on your head with your legs up in the air look easy, the first attempts are usually difficult. With the right technique and constant practice, you can win the battle against gravity. It just takes […]

Fabrics & Technologies

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Stephan

Polygiene: How does the stink-blocker work, and is it sustainable?

(Warning: the following introduction may contain traces of irony) They say that, in the mountains, some practice the so-called “primitive” custom of not immediately showering or changing their clothes after they’ve been sweating. Disgusting, right? I mean, how gross, and – most importantly – how inconsiderate towards other people! The reason for this sorry state […]

Manufacturers & Brands

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Sustainability at Patagonia

When thinking about sustainable (outdoor) clothing, Patagonia immediately comes to mind for many people. This is not only because of the current hype, but above all because founder Yvon Chouinard has placed value on the preservation of nature and the environment from the very beginning. The Patagonia story begins with Chouinard, himself an avid climber, making the […]

Know-How

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Land of limited possibilities: climbing training at home

Do you have to travel half the length of the country to your next bouldering hall or the next suitable rock, and your climbing training suffers because of it? Worry no more! In this article, we will show you the best equipment for effective training at home. The ideal preparation for your next climbing […]

Fabrics & Technologies

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Merino wool – the functional fibre in detail

At the end of the 1980s, many outdoor fans considered functional clothing made of synthetic fibres to be the ultimate products – after “normal” wool and cotton had become obsolete due to their “unsuitability”. At that time only a few pioneering companies in the outdoor sector such as Icebreaker, Smartwool, Woolpower and Ortovox were using […]

Training & Health

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Implementing training at home – the mind is (un)willing…

Closed climbing gyms. Closed yoga studios. Closed gyms. No mountain tours. No sports meetings. Welcome to spring 2020. On all channels we are provided with home workouts, online fitness classes and yoga sessions. The idea of simply continuing to do your sport (in an adapted way) within your own four walls is of course great […]

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