About Mike Parsons
A lifetime in outdoor activities ( bike, ski , climb, mountaineer, kayak, backpack) and creating some iconic products - Karrimor; Karrimat, KSB, Haston Alpiniste, Jaguar, Hot Ice, KS-110e, KIMM, followed by a new start up in lightweight gear, OMM based on the original 1968 2 day mountain marathon. A chance phone call in 2000 from a certain Mary B. Rose of Lancaster University Management School resulted in me becoming co-author on the first history of outdoor product innovation which then lead on to a teaching collaboration, teaching innovation as a subject to u/grads and p/grads and last but not least being appointed 'innovator-in-residence'.
GREAT INNOVATORS: PIERRE ALLAIN ( 1904-2000) Part of a series about ‘great innovators’ which includes Nansen, Mummery, Dulfer, Welzenbach,Whillans, Pierre Allain aka PA, Vitale Bramani (Vibram), Geo Finch and others. The series also includes ICONIC PRODUCTS; Whillans box, harness and … Continue reading →
TRICOUNI nails. Part of the series which includes; Whillans box, harness and Alpiniste pack, PA rock boots, Eckenstein and Salewa crampons and others. see also GREAT INNOVATORS: Felix Genecand aka Tricouni Part of a series which includes Nansen, Mummery, Dulfer, … Continue reading →
