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The Klättermusen backpack concept Photo: Johan Nordholm

Peter Askulv, CEO and founder of Klättermusen

Klättermusen’s backpacks are designed to be carried with a high level of comfort whatever you’re doing, for long periods of time.

This is why we have chosen to leave the outside free of special pockets and straps that dictate what you can do with your backpack.

Waist pack, messenger bag and chalk bag

Klättermusens Friends – We want to be able to send you our newsletter, invitations and special offers, so please register as Klättermusen’s Friend on our website. You can find the registration form on the “contact” page. We promise that we won’t spam you and that we will protect your personal information. And welcome to the gang!

BREDE Jacket – ISPO Award GOLD 2013

We have a wide range of accessories that can be used to adapt your backpack to different situations, and which can be easily added or removed as circumstances change. Instead of having to buy a number of specialised backpacks, you can use your favourite Klättermusen backpack for everything!

GNÅ Backpack – Asia OutDoor Industry Award Silver 2012 DROME Short pants – OutDoor Industry Award 2012

FACEBOOK – Facebook is often the quickest and easiest way to reach our customers. You can find information and snippets of news, links to items that we think are of interest and sometimes some fun and competitions. We write mostly in English because we have friends all around the world. www.facebook.com/ klattermusen

FREKE salopette – SOA Sustainable Award 2012 MUNIN Jacket – SOA Sustainable Award 2011 Mithril kevlar Jacket – OutDoor Industry Award GOLD 2011 H&M sustainability award at the ELLE gala 2011

Communic ator pock e t

Quick access to your telephone or GPS.

Sid epock e t Great

Einride 2.0 Jacket – OutDoor Industry Award GOLD 2010

for a thermos flask, lunch box and blister bandages.

Bilskirner Jacket – ISPO Outdoor Award 2010 Frode Jacket – SOA Sustainability Award 2010 Gnå Backpack – SOA Sustainability Award 2009 Misty Pants – OutDoor Industry Award 2009

Ro llto p sidepock e t

Tjatse Jacket – OutDoor Industry Award 2009

Perfect for storing a sleeping mat.

Gnå Backpack – ECO Responsibility Award by ISPO 2009

From old fishing nets to new backpacks.

Pierre Olsson is a humble, easy to like climber from Åre who

lives and breathes for extreme expeditions to the world’s most remote and exposed big walls.

Klättermusen ensures that he has reliable clothes with him, as well functioning equipment is vital on a 40-day climb to the top of Great Trango in Pakistan. His equipment list includes Brede jacket, Mithril jacket and Iving, a waterproof down jacket.

S tr ech pock e t

For a quick change of clothes when resting, or a damp towel after a swim.

Hipbelt pock e t

Perfect for snacks or a small camera.

Our backpack fabric is produced from old fishing nets and carpets, and is just as durable as fabric using newly-produced nylon. This saves raw materials, as well as reducing carbon emissions and the pollution of the world’s oceans. The material is certified by GRS (global recycling standard).

Mjölner Backpack – OutDoor Industry Award 2008 Einride Jacket – Volvo ECO Sports Design Award by ISPO 2008 Noatun Jacket – OutDoor Industry Award 2007 Liv Sweater – OutDoor Industry Award Silver 2006 Einride Jacket – OutDoor Industry Award 2006

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is a neat little waist pack with many clever details and can be used as an extra pocket on our backpacks.

You can store the hipbelt in a meshpocket. It has a small internal zip pocket and a stretch pocket on the outside that is convenient for drying and storing small items.

Fimmafäng

is the right bag for people who want a place for everything. It has padding to protect your laptop and has plenty of pockets, both with and without zips. You can open it from the side for easy access for your phone or snacks. If you’re in a hurry, tighten the waist strap around your body so the bag stays still and your body is free to move at speed.

Fenja

Twitter – Nah, we have an account, only we are still trying to log in. Nothing happening, in other words!

Stores – We cooperate with stores all around the world and new ones are joining us all the time, so the best list of where our products are available can be found on our website.

E-mail and telephone – We love to receive feedback and are happy to answer questions. The best way is to email or call us.

Chalkbag 2.0 has a small pocket for the Lapis brush and fluffy fleece on the inside to distribute the chalk. Use the loop to attach it to a carabiner on your harness or rope to keep it at your waist.

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Graphic design: Ess design | Photographer, unless otherwise stated: Hampus Samuelsson

“ If a product looks the same as everyone else’s, let them do it!”

“AND THE WINNER IS: KLÄTTERMUSEN, SWEDEN.”

Fimmafäng, Fenja & Chalkbag 2.0

The main interest of Klättermusen founder, Peter Askulv, is the outdoors. In the 1980s, he spent all his time climbing, caving, skiing, paddling and doing other outdoor activities. In the range of outdoor products, he missed the good, hardwearing ones that he could trust in even the toughest conditions. So he started to sew his own backpacks and clothes, like the forest biologist he was. After all, how hard could it be, he thought? So Klättermusen was born and, over the years, more and more customers have discovered that Peter’s design ideas are functional, fit for purpose and really, really good. He is still an outdoor enthusiast and has no end of ideas for new products.

Mithril 2.0 pants

Allgrön Jacket

A climbers dream

Rough hardwear

Don’t buy a jacket unless you really need one!

We give you a refund when you have worn out your garment or backpack. We want the textiles back so that we can reuse or recycle them.

However, more than anything else, we want to provide you with excellent products for your adventures in the outdoors, so you can be safe and comfortable in any weather.

Peter Askulv, Founder, owner and designer

“ Gere is the best and most comfortable

What do you do when your jacket, pants or

Combined massflow in the same garment.

Our ECO-index provides guidance when choosing products, as the higher percentage a product has, the less impact it has on the environment. You don’t have to be a chemist to make a good choice.

Photo: Mikael Kivijärvi

Gere & horg pants

Supersoft movability

Our aim has always been to provide customers with well designed, functional, hard-wearing products that are good value for money. We take care to ensure our products are environmentally sustainable and durable and, as far as possible, we avoid harmful chemicals.

Peter Askulv climbing Mount Kenya, January 2012.

Photo: Håkan Wike

Foto: Eva Askulv

Klättermusen – in real life

Vidblåin is a jacket with combined MFR properties (MFR = Mass Flow Resistance). The fabric on the front is tightly woven, organic Eta-proof ® cotton and, on the back, the jacket has the slightly less wind resistant Windstretch™ fabric.

Do you remember the first ones we made, back in 1993?

They were bright green with yellow reinforcement on the knees and could be seen at great distances. Nowadays we’re a bit more discreet – the new ones are available in grey and black. Mithril pants have many great features suitable for climbing. The women’s model has a zip that goes all the way round the gusset, making a pee break on the tenth pitch a bit safer. One superb detail is the towel-like fabric at the lower part of the legs, perfect for brushing off dirty climbing shoes for better grip on the rock. You also get five pockets and other detailing.

Allgrön is a waterproof shell jacket for every season. It has excellent stretch and great fit for ultimate freedom of movement. Details include a whistle, compass and Recco®.

Allgrön is made in PFOA-free recycled and recyclable polyester.

po in ts – 5/7 (71%)

r efund value – €10

! The naked truth: The hood doesn’t have a Windvisor™, so if your next adventure is to Antarctica or somewhere else that’s cold and windy, choose a different jacket.

In windy weather you’ll find that the jacket is more windproof from the front and that it allows better ventilation at the back. If you want to keep your ears warm, simply unpack the hood from the high collar.

backpack wear out?

Throw them on the dump and turn it to landfill? We have a better idea! Hand them back to us and we’ll take care of the fabric. We save and sort items that can be recycled to make new material, keeping them until we have large enough amounts to send away to be processed. Or we make something entirely new from the used products. At Östersund/Åre Airport you can now sit in comfortable chairs made from worn out Klättermusen jackets.

All of our products have a label sewn into them that shows the deposit value. Check and see what it says in yours!

pair of pants on Mother Earth. Your flagship!”

David Johansson, one of Klättermusen’s satisfied customers

Our popular Gere pants now have a little brother. He’s called Horg and is made from the same hardwearing recycled nylon fabric as his big brother, but the design is a little different. Both pants are suitable for outdoor activities and can withstand tough use. Great to have between you and a hard cliff!

The names’ Old Norse history:

Gere is one of Odin’s two wolves. The wolves got all the food because Odin just drank wine.

Horg is a steep cliff to the east of the farm with the same name. It’s still possible to go there; nowadays it’s called Melhus and is just south of Trondheim, in Norway.