CIMALP is a French company specialising in technical, high performance outdoor gear for hiking, trail running, skiing and mountaineering. Based at the foot of the Mont Blanc massif and founded in 1964 by a passionate and visionary mountaineer, CIMALP has built its reputation by equipping exacting outdoor sport enthusiasts with high performance gear throughout these 60 years.

Our brand is built on a team of mountain and nature lovers. We’re a passionate, creative, ambitious, attentive and caring bunch. Every day we challenge ourselves and each other to raise performance even further. When you buy a CIMALP product, you join a tightly knit family of true mountain enthusiasts. From the technical capabilities, availability and comfort of our products, to accessibility, sustainability and customer service, we’re determined to be the best and totally committed to service excellence

When you wear CIMALP outdoor clothing, you share our sense of environmental responsibility. We design and manufacture gear that’s made to last. We offer a repairs service too, so that your favourite outdoor jacket or pair of trousers lasts longer. Our clothes are PFC Free (including waterproofing treatments and membranes) and meet the Oeko-Tex 100 standard. The fabrics we produce are labelled Bluesign®, assuring you of eco-friendly manufacture at every stage, from the fibres and dyes we select, through to the finished products.

Technical innovation is at the heart of the CIMALP brand: we hold numerous patents for the design of highly advanced, sustainable products. The comfort and performance of these is legendary amongst mountain athletes, and can be relied on in the great outdoors.

We've designed a full range of hiking and trekking gear, including softshell and hardshell jackets, fleeces and down jackets, a great selection of comfortable, stretchy, technical trousers, thermal underwear combining natural fibres such as Merino wool, silk or bamboo, midlayers or vital accessories such as hiking poles, socks, gloves, caps, mountain sunglasses... It's all here!

Whatever your goal, CIMALP has the outfit to match. Whether you are just discovering mountaineering for the first time, or are tackling a high peak or classic challenge like Mont Blanc, you will find gear tested and approved for the job. All our outdoor equipment is thoroughly tested in gruelling mountain conditions. It is regularly used by mountain guide and rescuer at the PGHM or the CNSAS – the specialist high mountain search and rescue unit in France and in Italy.

Whether you run in the city or the countryside, enjoy short distances, marathons, or are an ultra-trail enthusiast, you will find just what you need in our collection of specialist technical equipment. Check out our trail clothes, accessories and shoes.

Winter sports and mountain enthusiasts love the CIMALP skiwear range, which includes warm, comfortable and waterproof ski jackets, high performance ski pants and salopettes, breathable, comfortable and warm ski underwear. Whether you’re planning resort based downhill skiing, ski touring, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing, you'll find everything you need for the snow at CIMALP.

If you're heading off on a polar trip, a tropical adventure with a warm and humid climate, or exploring a desert with arid temperatures, we have the perfect technical outfit for your mountain treks and travels.

We partner with the best outdoor brands for certain items that we don't manufacture ourselves. We selected these partners because they share our values of innovation, eco-design and comfort.