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From crossing tricky streams to almost getting lost in the forest – Silas Landeck from “Wanderfalkeonline.de” has been trying out our Tajo hiking pants on an extensive hike spanning several hundred kilometres. He’s a pro, so he knows what to expect from good outdoor clothes. Find out what the self-styled “Wanderfalke” (peregrine falcon) thinks of his new pair of Tajo zip-off hiking pants.

A headline on the fashion website “Iconist” recently argued: “There’s no way around checked patterns in the future” when it comes to Haute Couture. The fashion journalist noted that almost all of the coming fashion lines created by the high-profile designers of our time include checked patterns in some shape or form. Whether this will remain true in international fashion circles, we can’t tell. But when it comes to outdoor clothes, we know one thing for sure: Checked patterns are here to stay!

The sun’s shining and the temperatures will rise well above 20 °C. Nothing stands in the way of your long-planned hiking trip – or a spontaneous adventure. Well, nothing except that old question: “What should I wear in this weather?” Are you the type for shorts, Bermudas, Capri pants or a hiking skirt?

Coffee might just be one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. That’s why there’s a near-endless supply of coffee grounds produced in the process of making coffee. These grounds are the raw materials used for S.Café®, a highly functional and sustainably sourced type of fibre we at Maier Sports use to create cooling summer shirts. This is how enjoying your morning coffee helps us produce sustainable clothing.

Sustainability is an important topic of public discourse, and there are good reasons for this. Outdoor and sports enthusiasts in particular are very aware of the benefits of sustainability in production, as they feel an inherent love of the grandeur of unspoilt nature. But with all the discussions about more or less ground-breaking technological advances in production, we often forget one of the most important aspects of sustainability: Product durability.

A holiday in the Alps can be a great challenge – not only for yourself but also for your clothes. Rough rocks, damp caves and steep climbing paths demand a lot from the material. These are the exact conditions I put my new Norit hiking pants through. Curious how the Maier Sports model performed? Read my review and my experiences below.

Do you remember your first mountain climb? Do you remember the moment you reached the summit and experienced that indescribable feeling of freedom? Those moments are what we at Maier Sports aim for when designing pants. They’re what we’ve been aiming for throughout our 75 years in the industry and our pants are the product of these almost eight decades of experience.

First an undershirt, then a shirt, over that a mid-layer and finally a jacket - the tried and tested layering method is immensely popular with outdoor adventurers throughout the year. During cold temperatures in winter or even in spring when the mountains are still covered in snow, the layering method provides cosy warmth. When it gets warmer, the individual layers can be easily removed one after the other. So you are never too cold nor too warm during your outdoor adventures.