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RETURN TO MERU
"The higher you go,
the more critical every piece becomes."
CLIMBER AND WORLD CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER
JIMMY CHIN RELIES ON
SUMMIT SERIES® FOR DIFFICULT ALPINE CLIMBING ON THE FIRST ASCENT
OF THE SHARK’S FIN
THE RADISH MIDLAYER
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THE MERU KIT
BORN FROM A JOURNEY OF COLLABORATION WITH CONRAD, JIMMY AND RENAN TO ENGINEER
NEW PRODUCTS THAT ALLOWED THE TEAM TO SUMMIT THE SHARK'S FIN ON MOUNT MERU.
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THE
TECHNOLOGY WILL KEEP YOU OUT LONGER
BIOMECHANICALLY ENGINEERED FOR STABILITY AND IMPACT CONTROL, CRADLE™ SUPPORTS YOUR HEELS
AND ANKLES TO PROVIDE COMFORT FOR YOUR FEET ON THE MOST DEMANDING TERRAIN.
CONCEPT
PRODUCTION
TESTING
CRADLE
STYLES
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH TECHNOLOGY, CONCEPT AND PRODUCTION
14 technologies to
support our athletes
in the most punishing
weather on the planet
athlete tested
expedition proven
MORE ABOUT SUMMIT SERIES DEVELOPMENT
Designed specifically for use by our athlete team, and engineered using knowledge gained from their first-hand experience
EXPLORING
THE ALPS
IN 2011 HERVÉ BARMASSE OPENED THREE NEW ROUTES, ON THE THREE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN EUROPE, IN THREE DIFFERENT ASCENT STYLES.
ABOUT THE PROJECT AND THE GEAR THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE
MEET THE NORTH FACE® CLIMBERS