Vibram develops rubber soles and footwear for outdoor and everyday use. Its own history traces the Carrarmato mountaineering sole to inventor and climber Vitale Bramani in 1937, combining rubber with a lugged tread design. The brand has since expanded into other sole materials and footwear. The historical innovation does not mean that every sole has the same grip on every surface; users should assess the compound, tread, terrain and conditions of the particular product.
Same category, HQ in Italy
FIItalian contact-point specialist building saddles, shoes, bar tape and cockpit components across road, gravel and mountain biking. The range brings together saddles, shoes, bar tape and cockpit components, allowing riders to choose contact points across road, gravel and mountain bikes. Fizik is a brand of Selle Royal Group, which lists Fizik among its cycling brands.
Cycling saddles, shoes and components
LALa Sportiva is an Italian mountain sports brand that makes climbing, mountaineering, hiking and trail running shoes and clothing. It was born in 1928, when Narciso Delladio hand-crafted wood and leather boots for lumberjacks and farmers in the Fassa and Fiemme valleys of the Dolomites. After the war, demand led him to hire more workers and the name "Calzoleria Sportiva" spread beyond the valleys. The company is based in Ziano di Fiemme and still produces its boots and shoes in the Fiemme Valley.
Climbing and mountain footwear
AKAKU is an Italian outdoor footwear company based in Montebelluna. It designs and manufactures hiking and trekking boots, with production facilities in Italy and Romania.
Outdoor footwear
ASAsolo is an Italian outdoor footwear company headquartered in Nervesa della Battaglia. It makes hiking, trekking and mountaineering footwear.
Outdoor footwear
DIDiadora is an Italian sportswear brand founded in 1948 in Caerano di San Marco, Italy, selling shoes, clothing and accessories through its official site. Its group is made up of the parent company Diadora S.p.A. and subsidiaries including Diadora Retail S.r.l. and Diadora US Inc. Diadora S.p.A. is wholly owned by LIR S.r.l., the holding company of the Moretti Polegato family, which is also the major shareholder in Geox; Enrico Moretti Polegato is its president.
Sports apparel and footwear
FEFerrino is an Italian outdoor equipment company based in the Turin area. It develops tents, backpacks, sleeping bags and equipment for hiking and mountaineering.
Outdoor equipment
