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Footbed Six-piece EVA (ethylenevinyl acetate) footbed features antimicrobial activated-carbon elements, an insulating aluminum layer and stabilizing heel cup. Reinforcements Give the shoe its lasting shape and protect the foot and materials. Carbon shank Ultra-lightweight and stiff, suited to crampons. The core is made of aluminum composite. Poro-wedge Ultra-lightweight, durable EVA midsole wedge provides excellent cushioning. Gore-Tex ® -Insulated-Comfort-Footwear Lining Top quality, molded lining made from PTFC (polytetra- fluorocarbon) is 100% waterproof, guaranteed. This model is fitted with an additional insulating layer. Hybrid-Shell Combining soft inner materials with sturdy outer materials supports exactly and only where necessary. This makes for a snug fit and good wear comfort. Toe and heel caps Made from heat molded sturdy thermoplastic. They help the toe and heel zones keep their shape and give protection. Foam provides padding and individual shape as well as a comfortable fit and cushioning. 150 Pairs of Mamook GTX take the equivalent of three weeks’ holi- day in production. If you take all the individual components of a pair of Mamook GTX and lay them out, they stretch 12.4 meters. Multiply that by all the Mamook sales since Mammut first started manufacturing footwear (spring 2009) and you get 124 kilometers, equivalent to the distance between Berne and Zurich. A Mamook GTX boot is made up of 103 individual parts. Multiply this by all the Mamook sales since Mammut first started manufacturing footwear (spring 2009), and you could give every in- habitant of Geneva a part (= 206,000 individual parts). The materials used to make a Mamook GTX have a total surface area of 0.6213 square meters, and therefore 1.2426 square meters a pair. If you multiply this figure by the number of Mamook boots manufactured up to summer 2012, the total surface area would be 12,426 square meters, equivalent to two football fields. BREAKDOWN Reto Rüegger l Frauenfeld/Switzerland 4

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Foam providespaddingandindividual shapeaswellasacomfortable fitandcushioning. Toeandheelcaps Madefromheatmoldedsturdy thermoplastic.Theyhelpthetoeand heelzoneskeeptheirshape andgiveprotection. Hybrid-Shell Combiningsoftinner materialswithsturdyouter materialssupportsexactly andonlywherenecessary. Thismakesforasnug fitandgoodwear comfort. Footbed Six-pieceEVA(ethylenevinyl acetate)footbedfeatures antimicrobialactivated-carbon elements,aninsulating aluminumlayerandstabilizing heelcup.

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FootbedSix-piece EVA (ethylenevinyl

acetate) footbed featuresantimicrobial activated-carbon

elements, an insulatingaluminum layer and stabilizing

heel cup.

ReinforcementsGive the shoe

its lasting shapeand protect the foot

and materials.

Carbon shankUltra-lightweightand stiff, suited

to crampons.The core is made

of aluminumcomposite.

Poro-wedgeUltra-lightweight,

durable EVA midsolewedge provides

excellent cushioning.Gore-Tex®-Insulated-Comfort-Footwear LiningTop quality, molded lining made from PTFC (polytetra-

fluorocarbon) is 100% waterproof, guaranteed.This model is fitted with an additional insulating layer.

Hybrid-ShellCombining soft inner

materials with sturdy outermaterials supports exactlyand only where necessary.

This makes for a snugfit and good wear

comfort.

Toe and heel capsMade from heat molded sturdy

thermoplastic. They help the toe andheel zones keep their shape

and give protection.

Foamprovides padding and individualshape as well as a comfortable

fit and cushioning.

150 Pairs of Mamook GTX take the equivalent of three weeks’ holi-

day in production.

If you take all the individual components of a pair of Mamook

GTX and lay them out, they stretch 12.4 meters. Multiply that by

all the Mamook sales since Mammut first started manufacturing

footwear (spring 2009) and you get 124 kilometers, equivalent to

the distance between Berne and Zurich.

A Mamook GTX boot is made up of 103 individual parts.

Multiply this by all the Mamook sales since Mammut first started

manufacturing footwear (spring 2009), and you could give every in-

habitant of Geneva a part (= 206,000 individual parts).

The materials used to make a Mamook GTX have a total surface

area of 0.6213 square meters, and therefore 1.2426 square meters

a pair. If you multiply this figure by the number of Mamook boots

manufactured up to summer 2012, the total surface area would be

12,426 square meters, equivalent to two football fields.

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