American outdoor equipment manufacturer
Lowe Alpine |
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Mountaineering equipment |
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Founded | 1967; 57 years ago (1967) |
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Founder | Mike Lowe, Greg Lowe and Jeff Lowe |
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Headquarters | Colorado , US |
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Products | Backpacks |
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Parent | Equip Outdoor Technologies |
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Website | rab.equipment/lowe-alpine-backpacks |
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Lowe Alpine is a US outdoor equipment manufacturer founded in Utah in 1972 by brothers Mike, Greg and Jeff Lowe. Today it is owned by Rab.
History
In 1967 Greg created a back pack, named the Expedition Pack, with internal phenolic resin laminate stays, later revised to 6061 aluminium flat bar, being a frame which facilitated the carrying of heavy loads and a unique chest strap designed to attach to a haul rope while still wearing the pack. This sturdy specially chest strap was changed to a chest-compression strap as well as the use of 6061 frame bars during the manufacturing period at High Touring, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1972 Mike borrowed $3,000 to register Lowe Alpine Systems as a manufacturing business.
The brand was sold to Rab in 2011, and in 2014 it was announced that Lowe Alpine would stop making clothing.[1]
References
- ^ McHale, John (2014-05-30). "Lowe Alpine clothing production to end again as Rab range extended". grough.
External links
- Official website
- Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd
- A Short History of Lowe Alpine: 1934 - 2017
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