Liquid Mountaineering - Running on Water Viral from Hi-Tec
As many of you will have seen, there has been a video sweeping the Internet worldwide under the name Liquid Mountaineering, amassing more than 4million youtube views to date and featuring heavily in the media, including The Sun, The Daily Star, the Guardian, The Metro and the Sunday Times. As well as this UK media coverage, the video has featured on TV channels all around the world including ESPN (USA), Fox News (USA) and The Morning Show (Australia) to name just a few.
The documentary-type film features three guys running on water thanks to the water repellent qualities of their Hi-Tec shoes.
Many have questioned whether the video is real or not... take a look and see what you think!
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Ok we didn't really run on water...
Watch the making of video
So... is it real or not?
After two weeks of worldwide buzz, we have decided to come clean and reveal that Hi-Tec were behind the 'Liquid Mountaineering' viral.
Take a look at our making of video to see how and why we created the video.
...but the technology is very real
Ion-Mask Technology in Action
Whilst liquid mountaineering is fake, ion-mask™ technology by P2i Ltd is very real and is one of our core technologies used within some of our products. ion-mask™ is not a waterproofing system. In fact, Hi-Tec featuring ion-mask™ products LOVE WATER as they do not absorb water and as a result dry quicker ensuring your feet are kept lighter and cleaner for longer!
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If you see this symbol on any of our products on the website then this product has been treated with ion-mask.
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