Nigel Cabourn has built his career on archive-led storytelling, so it’s no surprise that his latest collaboration with Mammut is rooted in one of mountaineering’s most legendary moments.
The 12-piece AW25 capsule takes direct inspiration from the 1969 Direttissima ascent of the Eiger North Face, a notoriously technical route that became the stage for Michiko Imai’s historic achievement as the first woman to climb the Eiger via its Japanese Direttissima route.
