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Image 1 — Bought “German designed” baselayers from Manaslu Clothing, it turned out to be Alibaba product
Image 2 — Bought “German designed” baselayers from Manaslu Clothing, it turned out to be Alibaba product
Image 3 — Bought “German designed” baselayers from Manaslu Clothing, it turned out to be Alibaba product
Image 4 — Bought “German designed” baselayers from Manaslu Clothing, it turned out to be Alibaba product
▲ 38 r/germany

Bought “German designed” baselayers from Manaslu Clothing, it turned out to be Alibaba product

I bought some baselayers from Manaslu Clothing because the whole brand presentation made it look like legit German designed outdoor gear. They claim to be inventing the gear aswell.

When the order showed up the piece had “INSULARING” printed on it instead of “INSULATING”.

At first I thought maybe I just got a bad batch or a fake item or something, but then I started digging around online and found the exact same products on Alibaba, the supplier even sent an image they use in the product listng. Same stitching patterns, same panel layout, same style photos, same everything and it appears this spelling mistake is on every single item they sold.

I don’t even care that manufacturing is overseas, basically everyone does that now. But don’t build your whole image around premium German engineering/outdoor quality and then ship products with a spelling mistake across the entire production run.

Like nobody caught this?

The whole thing feels way more like private-label Alibaba reselling than an actual outdoor gear company designing technical clothing themselves.

Curious if anyone else here has ordered from them or noticed the same thing.

u/Top_Project_6302 — 13 hours ago
▲ 0 r/legal

Improper use of the restricted symbol - Manaslu Clothing based in Hamburg

The Company Manaslu Clothing is using the registered symbol all across their branding yet they have been denied on their first attempt to file. Isnt this highly illegal? They are attempting to file via the USPTO but are based out of the LOCATION: Hamburg, Germany.

u/Top_Project_6302 — 13 hours ago
▲ 5 r/hikinggear

People could get hurt on a trip organized by Manaslu Clothing

10 people on a mountain guided by 2 kids with 0 certifications! Is there any way to stop this? Someone could get seriously hurt given their audience is mainly impressionable teenagers.

u/Top_Project_6302 — 1 day ago
▲ 27 r/alpinism

Serious safety risk with Manaslu Clothing. What should I do

https://preview.redd.it/ulag3xl5zg1h1.jpg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00748a24c4d9596abcadd6f79255fedf1305546a

I know a lot of people here are probably tired of hearing about Manaslu Clothing, and normally I’d agree that influencer/brand drama is to be disregarded. But a recent email they sent out has me genuinely concerned that this may have crossed from questionable business behavior into an actual safety issue.

They are apparently organizing a guided trekking/summit trip in the Swiss Alps for around 10 people despite appearing to have very limited alpine experience and no visible guiding qualifications or mountain certifications.

At this point, I honestly think someone could get seriously hurt.

What concerns me is that the lack of experience isn’t speculation,  a lot of it is documented in their own content. Their “Three Peaks” video especially stood out to me because it shows what seems like a pretty weak understanding of alpine decision making and mountain safety.

There are repeated examples of questionable judgment and poor risk management, including continuing in poor conditions, getting caught in an avalanche after disregarding weather/snow conditions, and more recent clips of them running on steep slopes with ice axes in hand. I mean they aren't even wearing sunscreen, I thought that was mountaineering 101.

Everyone starts somewhere in mountaineering, and being inexperienced is not inherently a problem. The issue I see is attempting to lead organized groups into serious alpine terrain while presenting yourselves as capable organizers before having the experience, training, or judgment for it.

The Swiss Alps are not forgiving terrain. Poor decisions there can have consequences not only for the organizers, but also for the people trusting them to lead safely. Given the audience they seem to attract, I’d imagine many participants could be younger and relatively inexperienced themselves.

I genuinely hope nothing happens and that I’m completely wrong, but after seeing their recent email and going through their content, I can’t help shake the feeling that this is heading toward a situation where someone gets seriously hurt.

Am I overthinking this, or what would you do in this situation?

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u/Top_Project_6302 — 6 days ago