Tricouni

Mountain boot with Tricouni nails
Tricouni nails

A Tricouni is the brand name of a metal nail used on mountain climbing shoes. Widely used in the past by mountain climbers and soldiers, it offers improved gripping on various surfaces. The Tricouni nail was invented in 1912 by a jeweler from Geneva, Félix-Valentin Genecand, alias "Tricouni" (1878-1957).[1] Genecand was also a well known alpinist (several mountains were named after him: Mount Genecand in Antarctica, Tricouni Peak in Canada). Tricouni nails are also referred to as hobnails, boot nails, cleats and shoe studs.[2]

To this day, Tricouni nails are still made in Switzerland and sold by the firm Tricouni based in Bulle (Gruyère region). Tricouni is a registered trademark.

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  1. ↑ See death notices (search "Tricouni n'est plus" (without quotation marks) on the "Journal de Genève", and access to the death notices of 21.01.1957), and also his necrology in the SAC-Jahrbuch: "Félix Genecand, genannt "Tricouni" (1878-1957), Louis Seylaz, p. 158 of the french version, or p. 159 of the german version". In the "brief biography" of the external links the indicated year of birth (1879) is incorrect.
  2. ↑ Cooper, Hermione (December 10, 2008). "Boot nails and shoe studs". Retrieved May 18, 2012.

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