Tricouni is a privately held company, headquartered in London, England.
[1] The company was founded in the early 1900s by Geneva-based jeweller and alpinist enthusiast, Felix-Valentin “Tricouni” Genecand.
[2] Tricouni was most noted for inventing the modern shoe-buckling system, the arrêt-de-cordon (cord stop), and the Tricouni clou.
[3] The Tricouni clou was used by George Mallory[4] and his team on his historic journey up Mount Everest.
[5][6] Tricouni Brand Ltd re-launched in 2015 and specialises in creating elegant outerwear using high-end water-resistant and technical fabrics.