Mammut develops, manufactures, and sells ropes, netting products, belts, and equipment for mountaineering and outdoor pursuits. The company offers apparel, such as jackets and vests, pants and shorts, shirts and pulls, and baselayers as well as footwear and various accessories for men and women. It also provides alpine, climbing, trekking, hiking, multifunction, ski touring, free riding, and children backpacks; ropes and cords; helmets, carabiners, express sets, belay devices, slings and webbings, harnesses, and climbing accessories; safety products such as airbags, transceivers, shovels, and probes; sleeping systems comprising bags, mats, and accessories; and headlamps. The company was founded in 1862 and is based in Seon, Switzerland with subsidiary companies in Germany, Norway, Japan, Korea, China, and the United States.