Coldfinger Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Just saw this interesting piece of news: Salewa/WC I was wondering why DMM has seemingly re-introduced the old line of WC Tech Friends with their new line of Demon Cams, perhaps this move has something to do with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 very strange as one would expect a larger company to gobble up a smaller company. Could salewa be bigger than WC? Could salewa borrow that much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Could salewa be bigger than WC? Ummm the article says Salewa did Eu 175million of sales and Wild Country did Eu 4 million. I think the answer to your question is Yes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 sorry,not enough time to read the article. I got a crazy 4yo running around. Salewa must either sell non climbing gear or they are big in the rest of the world and not here in NA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanb Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I ended up with a pair of salewa "mountain trainer" boots (second ascent has them) this summer when i sprained my ankle and wanted the lightest pair of approach footwear I could find that offered actual ankle support and have been really impressed....the weird wire harness around the ankle offered more support then many other boots I've owned when tied tightly but they are also very comfortable for long flat trail miles when loosened up a bit. I think they own dynafit and pomoca (climbing skins) as well. This move makes them something of an ultralight technical gear powerhouse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Spiked flat tops with mullets, addidas trainers, and Salewa gear were always the dead giveaways for the German climbers. Wild Country has been good to all of us for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 "they own dynafit" and more..much more. As the sales numbers indication, Salewa is getting bigger and doing a good job while they are at it I think. WC was a surprise though for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceaxe23 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I ended up with a pair of salewa "mountain trainer" boots (second ascent has them) this summer when i sprained my ankle and wanted the lightest pair of approach footwear I could find that offered actual ankle support and have been really impressed....the weird wire harness around the ankle offered more support then many other boots I've owned when tied tightly but they are also very comfortable for long flat trail miles when loosened up a bit. I think they own dynafit and pomoca (climbing skins) as well. This move makes them something of an ultralight technical gear powerhouse... I got a pair of those mountain trainer low tops and really like them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldfinger Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Hey at least Salewa's not releasing tons of toxic material as crampon coatings are worn off into the mountain environ..... Nevermind, that's BD, got em confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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