this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . june 2014 berghaus type subsidiary of pentland group 1 industry retail founded newcastle upon tyne uk 1966 headquarters sunderland uk products clothing outdoor gear website www.berghaus.com berghaus limited is an outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer headquartered in sunderland tyne & wear uk . 2 it is based in the north east of england but distributes worldwide . it was founded in 1966 by climbers and mountaineers peter lockey and gordon davison initially as an importer and distributor of outdoors products . lockey and davison s outdoor store in newcastle upon tyne uk went by the name of the ld mountain centre . in 1972 they began designing and manufacturing their own products for sale in their shop . they called their brand berghaus which is a literal translation of mountain house in german . contents 1 outdoor clothing 2 1966 3 1970 75 4 1976 80 5 1981 85 6 1986 90 7 1991 95 8 1996 2000 9 2006 present 9.1 mtnhaus 9.2 berghaus sponsored athletes 10 references 11 external links outdoor clothing edit berghaus offers a range of men s women s and children s outdoor clothing and equipment including waterproof jackets fleeces baselayers and legwear . they also produce a selection of outdoor specific accessories and footwear . 1966 edit it all began when climbers and mountaineers peter lockey and gordon davison from the north east of england frustrated by what they saw as a lack of decent outdoor gear decided to import and sell their own . their specialist outdoor store in newcastle upon tyne uk went by the name of the ld mountain centre and quickly gained a reputation for selling the very best in high performance outdoor products from the likes of atomic skis marker bindings and nordica ski . 3 1970 75 edit the first berghaus rucsacs were launched in 1970 the berg 172 and berg 272 models had external frames and basic single compartments . these more traditional sacs were followed two years later in 1972 by the cyclops rucksack arguably the world s first rucksack with an internal frame . in 1977 berghaus became one of europe s pioneer users of gore tex fabric a new waterproof and breathable fabric . 1976 80 edit this was followed in 1979 by the development of the yeti gaiter whose distinctive rubber rands were initially made from old tractor inner tubes . 1981 85 edit in the 1980s the gemini jacket was introduced ; still in use today it allowed a walking jacket to have a zip in fleece . it was also in the early 1980s that mountaineer sir chris bonington officially wore berghaus . it was also around this time that alan hinkes who would go on to become the uk s most successful extreme altitude mountaineer began working with the company . 1986 90 edit in 1986 the extrem range was launched and included the trango jacket . the attak sole unit was introduced the following year and exported around the world . berghaus were awarded the queen s award for export in 1988 and the northern business award for exporter of the year . 1991 95 edit 1993 saw a significant development in berghaus history as pentland group plc home to sports brands speedo and ellesse acquired berghaus . the early 1990s also saw berghaus turn its attention to footwear launching its very first footwear collection . the collection included the storm boot a three season fabric hiking boot . 1996 2000 edit as a new century approached berghaus introduced the simplex concept in 1997 the idea was that by minimising the layers of fabric in a garment and getting rid of any unnecessary styling you achieve a more breathable lightweight product . 1999 saw the introduction of new lightweight and packable outerwear available at the time gore tex paclite a waterproof windproof and breathable range of clothing . the nitro rucksack introduced by berghaus in 1998 was awarded the millennium product award by the design council of great britain . 2006 present edit mtnhaus edit in 2011 berghaus unveiled its new design and development team mtnhaus to the world . the mtnhaus team works with berghaus sponsored athletes such as leo houlding and mick fowler to produce kit for specific challenges which means extended design development and testing periods . so far the mtnhaus team have produced five products including the asgard smock which went through 18 prototypes before the design was finalised . in 2013 the team developed the award winning vapour storm jacket . berghaus sponsored athletes edit berghaus now have a team of over 21 athletes from all over the globe 4 including climber leo houlding mountaineer mick fowler hand biker karen darke berghaus now also has several stores throughout the uk 5 including bristol manchester london s covent garden dalton park county durham bridgend and gretna . references edit our brand . pentland brands plc. retrieved 16 june 2014 . privacy . berghaus . retrieved 14 june 2014 . berghaus ltd 12 colima avenue sunderland enterprise park sunderland sr5 3xb berghaus history 1966 1970 . berghaus . retrieved 16 june 2014 . athletes . berghaus . retrieved 16 june 2014 . store finder . berghaus . retrieved 16 june 2014 . external links edit north east england portal fashion portal companies portal berghaus website ld mountain centre website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title berghaus & oldid 730683564 categories outdoor clothing brandsclothing brands of the united kingdommountaineering equipment manufacturersclothing companies of the united kingdomhidden categories engvarb from january 2014articles needing additional references from june 2014all articles needing additional referencesuse dmy dates from january 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran aisgalego edit links this page was last modified on 20 july 2016 at 17 08 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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