ISMF SKIMO SUPPLIERS - UPDATES ON INNOVATIONS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS

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ISMF SKIMO SUPPLIERS – UPDATES ON INNOVATIONS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS

It is no news for you that our sport of Ski Mountaineering is becoming more and more popular, on the competitive level as well as on the recreational level. Pushing the development in both areas and in particular on the technical side, are the ISMF Skimo Suppliers ATK BINDINGS and SCARPA that joined our new program this season. In this ISMF newsletter we provide the stage to our first two ISMF Skimo Suppliers to let them inform about the latest developments within their companies, new products and innovations.

ATK BINDINGS – Meet the winning Revolution of the 21/22 season

The ongoing ISMF Tournament has been full of spectacular moments, most of them characterised by one special detail…
The biggest challenge manufactures had to tackle last year was the introduction of the ski brake system in all competitions. Of these devices, only one has perfectly interpreted the new standards and needs of athletes.

Noemi Junod – ATK Bindings athlete – holding proudly her new Revolution Brake Word Cup

Passion and technology brought to life Revolution Brake World Cup, the latest Bindings by ATK: designed with extreme precision, providing a high level of performance and selected by the best athletes in the world. These ski brakes weigh just 120 gr, feature four patented systems, a revolutionary design and incredible functionality even in the harshest of conditions.
All of this was made possible thanks the new Revolution Brake, even while climbing the highest mountain tops and ascending the rankings of the toughest competitions.

ATK Race athletes are literally flying on top of all World Cup rankings, achieving the top 10 positions in each stage of the current season.
The results speak for themselves: 22 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 14 bronze medals totaled up to now.
The skills of a team consisting of 44 athletes, combined with the lightest and most performing system ever, are the perfect match.

ATK Bindings 2022/2023 Race Collection

What makes these bindings truly unique is the completely automatic system activated by the heel riser. Ski Brake Race is an essential and easy to use feature, with functional design even when skis are still packed: the risers are designed and built to allow smooth and easy stow-away.
From the next season ATK will be launching an extensive range featuring the ski brake system: 6 new colorful, super-light and sturdy models. One for all tastes and weights.

Last but not least, the introduction of the new R17 adjustment plate that will allow to use the same ski with different types of boots.
Same features of the R01 plate, but compatible with the brand new range of racing models equipped with ski brakes.

Ready to experience a great season finale in Flaine and exciting news coming up in the next one…

About ATK Bindings

ATK Bindings’ headquarters and production facility are located south of Modena in Fiorano Modenese, in the heart of the famous Motor Valley, where innovative and high-quality mechanical products are conceived, developed, manufactured and exported all over the world every day. Know-how and a passion for high-quality products were the basis on which Giovanni Indulti founded the company in 2007. Thanks to experience passed down from generation to generation and intensive teamwork, ATK Bindings has achieved an outstanding position on the market in just a few years and stands out for innovative solutions, quality, precision and the light weight of its products. ATK Bindings has succeeded in an exemplary way in combining the values and production techniques of an artisan company with the most modern industrial technologies. This result constitutes one of the most important values of the brand. From design to production and subsequent after-sales service, everything is carried out with the utmost attention to detail and precision.

Revolution Brake Word Cup

GREEN MANIFESTO – The sustainable approach by SCARPA
SCARPA is a company that lives every day in nature and mountains: respect for the environment is a value that’s spontaneously and effortlessly part of the SCARPA DNA. So everything SCARPA does hinges on sustainability: from energy supplies for factories to the production processes used, not forgetting the quest for more eco-compatible materials and methods. From this starting point, SCARPA recently launched its GREEN MANIFESTO, a programmed commitment that sets out the company’s sustainable principles and actualises them in new initiatives, geared to bringing the company in line with the highest international standards.

SCARPA Green Manifesto – Watch now!

SCARPA is a world-leading Italian manufacturer of footwear for mountain and outdoor activities. SCARPA’s leading position has become consolidated over time, particularly in the fields of ski mountaineering and telemark, followed by climbing, hiking and trail running. But that’s not all. With models like the iconic Mojito, SCARPA embarked on a new course of urban outdoors: comfortable footwear that’s suitable for any occasion, but which doesn’t hide its adventurous spirit. And it is this very desire to be outside, have adventures and explore that distinguishes the soul of SCARPA products. Extremely technical, superb quality footwear, designed in collaboration with top professional athletes, but also suitable for simple enthusiasts.

The company’s work is actually characterised by a strong commitment to innovation: every year SCARPA lodges 4 European patent applications and invests almost 5% of its revenue in research and development.

A ski boot produced by SCARPA

About SCARPA
SCARPA is a company specialised in the manufacture of outdoor footwear for mountaineering, rock climbing, trail running, hiking, ski mountaineering, telemark and the urban outdoors. Founded in 1938 in Asolo, Treviso province, as Società Calzaturieri Asolani Riuniti Pedemontana Anonima (hence the acronym S.C.A.R.P.A.), today the company has branches in Germany, the USA and China and production facilities in Romania and Serbia. 60% of production remains in Italy, in the heart of the Veneto footwear district.
SCARPA produces superb quality, highly technical footwear, designed in collaboration with top professional athletes, but also suitable for simple enthusiasts who – like the company itself – inhabit the mountains and fully respect nature.

Picture of the SCARPA factory production chain

About the ISMF
Founded in 2007, the International Ski Mountaineering Federation ISMF is the global governing body for ski mountaineering competitions. Since 2016, the organization is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee IOC. Its main goals are the promotion, regulation and development of the ski mountaineering sport worldwide. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the ISMF’s membership consists of 40 national mountaineering or ski sports federations in Europe, Asia and the Americas. The ISMF organizes ski mountaineering World Cups events and World Championships. For the first time, ski mountaineering has been a medal sport at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne Switzerland and has recently been included in the programme of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

Contact
Jürgen Bess, ISMF Marketing Manager, office@ismf-ski.org, +43 699 17121792
Jacopo Secchi, ATK Bindings Communications Manager, marketing@atkbindings.com, +39 0536 071831
Massimo Pellizzer, SCARPA Category Manager, massimo.pellizzer@scarpa.net, +39 338 7230787

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