Kahtoola

The root of Kahtoola’s commitment to people goes all the way back to 1993 when Owner and Founder, Danny Giovale, found himself descending with his brother off of the Graffer Route on Campanile Basso—a spire that stands over 1000 feet tall in the Italian Dolomites. As the two were making their way down a steep gully on foot, Danny’s climbing shoes slid on the frozen surface, and he suddenly found himself careening 200m down an icy slope.

If there’s one thing everyone at Kahtoola can get excited about, it’s design. Designing exceptional products is in their DNA, and it’s been that way since the first product—the KTS Hiking Crampon—was hand-crafted by Kahtoola owner Danny Giovale in his family shop more than twenty years ago.