C.A.M.P.: lighter & faster than ever
C.A.M.P.’s lightweight products to ensure athletes perform at their best in ski mountaineering competitions
Take the marathon and take it to 3,000 meters above sea level, among the glaciers of Monte Rosa or Adamello. Ski mountaineering competitions are that and more, with routes that are anything but flat, where on the way up you sometimes have to take off your skis (and maybe put on crampons) and on the way down you launch yourself fearlessly going up snow-covered slopes.
The goal is always the same: get to the finish line first.
It is good to trace the history of this activity, from the legendary Mezzalama Trophy conceived in 1933 and reborn in 1997, to the Pierra Menta: the queen race in four stages founded in 1986. Today the strongest compete in the three World Cup specialties, Individual, Vertical and Sprint, and C.A.M.P. is by their side, making the most innovative gear and supporting entire teams.
Lightness, in skialp racing, allows athletes to exert less effort and go faster, which is why C.A.M.P.’s research is continually aimed at performance products that are both durable and lighter, such as the Corsa Race ice axe or the Skimo Pure Nanotech crampon.
The latter, in particular is a super-lightweight stainless steel ski mountaineering crampon, ideal for competitions where regulations do not allow the use of aluminum gear. It differs from other Skimo models in its Sandvik Nanoflex steel construction, which provides excellent performance on ice and hard snow. The adjustment rod features a double row of holes for micrometric length adjustment and can be replaced with separately available Dyneema webbing, resulting in an even lighter and more compact tool during transport.
Extremely lightweight ice axes, crampons, harnesses, helmets and backpacks are the result of C.A.M.P. technicians working closely with the likes of Robert Antonioli, Matteo Eydallin, Giulia Murada and Lorna Bonnel to create the best set-up to maximize their talents.
