Designed by Disaster

Our new film explores Kahtoola's origins, following owner and founder Danny Giovale as he returns to the location in the Italian Dolomites that nearly claimed his life 30 years ago.

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Gear Up For Shoulder Season

Shoulder season can be messy — but your shoes don’t have to be. Through 3/31, get a free pair of select past-season gaiters with purchase of traction or hiking crampons.

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Fight For The Grand Canyon

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni — Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument is under attack. If protections are stripped, it could mean contaminated water and irreversible damage. Stand with us — help defend our public lands.

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25 Years of Innovation

From a life-changing accident in the Italian Dolomites to purpose beyond making gear, we’re celebrating 25 years of elevating human potential.

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Go Directly

Kahtoola means "directly" in Tibetan. Since 1999, we've been celebrating human potential and empowering people to get directly where they want to go.

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A Dual Purpose

Kahtoola was born from the desire to make people vitally more capable in the outdoors, and to create a company that truly makes the world better overall.

"Our Product + Purpose mindset is fundamental to Kahtoola. I was deeply motivated to help save lives by filling this critical category gap in the traction market, but only wanted to start a company if I could truly make it a force for good."

Danny Giovale, Owner and Founder