Five Ten Footwear

Five Ten
Industry	Sportswear
Founded	1985
Headquarters	Herzogenaurach , Germany
Key people	Charles Cole, Founder
Products	Athletic shoes , Climbing shoes
Parent	Adidas
Website	www.adidasoutdoor.com

Five Ten is a German manufacturer of mountain biking, climbing, and trail hiking shoes. Originally an American brand founded in California in 1985 by Charles Cole, Five Ten became one of the top-selling climbing shoe manufacturers worldwide by October 2011. ^[1]

In November 2011, Adidas purchased the company for $25 million USD in cash. ^[2] The company's headquarters are now located at Adidas' headquarters in Herzogenaurach , Germany , ^[3] as it is now officially a sub-brand of Adidas Outdoor as of April 2020. ^[4] Since then, they have created a sustainable apparel line utilizing ocean plastic and recycled polyester. ^[5]

Sponsorship [ edit ]

Five Ten actively sponsors events and athletes.

Five Ten has a number of professional athletes and teams to focus attention on their products. Five Ten has signed top athletes such as professional rock climbers Shauna Coxsey , Dave Graham , Janja Garnbret , Sasha DiGiulian , Tyler Landman , and Ammon McNeely as well as mountain bikers Sam Hill and Nathan Rennie in addition to top athletes in other sports. ^[1]

Five Ten also sponsors events related to mountain biking and climbing.

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b Roy, Adam (November 4, 2011). "What does the adidas-Five Ten buyout mean for climbers?" . Outside . Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
^ "adidas Group to acquire outdoor specialist Five Ten" . Archived from the original on 2013-03-25.
^ Siemers, Erik (November 3, 2011). "Adidas buys outdoor brand Five Ten for $25M" . Portland Business Journal . Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
^ "Adidas Five Ten landing page" . adidasoutdoor.com . Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
^ Nugraha, Andi (2021-03-02). "adidas Five Ten releases sustainable MTB shoes and apparel line" . BikeBiz . Retrieved 2021-11-03 .

External links [ edit ]

"Five Ten on Modern Marvels" . Rock&Ice Magazine; July 27, 2007\ . Archived from the original on December 13, 2007 . Retrieved February 13, 2008 .
"Five Ten turns 20!" . pinkbike.com; November 2, 2005\ .
Scott Doggett (2006-06-05). "INNOVATORS; Sticking with it; Even though it's called Stealth, the sticky rubber sole that Charles Cole developed -- and the climbing world has been clinging to -- is no secret" . Los Angeles Times . ^{[
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[outsideonline11042011-1] Roy, Adam (November 4, 2011). "What does the adidas-Five Ten buyout mean for climbers?" . Outside . Retrieved April 16, 2020 .

[2] "adidas Group to acquire outdoor specialist Five Ten" . Archived from the original on 2013-03-25.

[3] Siemers, Erik (November 3, 2011). "Adidas buys outdoor brand Five Ten for $25M" . Portland Business Journal . Retrieved April 16, 2020 .

[4] "Adidas Five Ten landing page" . adidasoutdoor.com . Retrieved April 16, 2020 .

[5] Nugraha, Andi (2021-03-02). "adidas Five Ten releases sustainable MTB shoes and apparel line" . BikeBiz . Retrieved 2021-11-03 .

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