Mountain Memories Classic Waffle
Sharp style and sharp edges were hallmarks of the racing class, the first downhillers born from the sports clubs of the early 20th century.
Like the brash and eclectic personalities of skiing’s earliest champions, Alps & Meters Mountain Memories knitwear delivers a bold upcycled unification of R&D sweater fragments that embody the spirit of alpine sport’s earliest and most passionate competitors.
Features & Benefits
Italian Craft & Quality
Made in Italy with first class Italian merino fibers supplied by the world famous Reda Mill & Textile Company of Biella.
Alpine Tradition
From posh polo and tennis grounds the Polo Shirt was adopted by the Founding members of the Kandahar Club as a standard warm weather mountain staple exuding an aristocratic but atheltic sensibility.
Classic Fit
Tailored & fit with a classic cut & sartorial 3 button placket.
THE STORY
First held in January 1928, the inaugural Inferno Race took place when 19 members of Kandahar Ski Club climbed the Schilthorn (2,970m) above Mürren, Switzerland to race down the 2,100 meters to Lauterbrunnen, 14 kilometres away. A journey of almost 10 miles (15 km) and nearly 5 times the length of contemporary downhill Olympic courses, the Inferno was an alpine event whose novelty and legitimate physical and mental obstacles created powerful appeal to the growing racing class cut from the cloth of the Kandahar’s expansive blanket of accelerating British influence.