Entries filed under 'The North Face'

Are You an Outdoor Role Model? The North Face Offers Up the Challenge

Get outside and, please, take a child with you. That, at its core, is the simple but potentially life-changing premise of the The North Face's Role Models program. ...

Posted by Steve T on September 21, 2012 7:15 AM & Tagged REI SoHo, Role Models and The North Face | permalink | Comments



Is This Jacket the Most Popular Outdoor Item Ever?

Chances are good that you own this jacket or know someone who does. It's The North Face Denali Jacket, which turned 20 years young this year. Twenty years is an eternity in the outdoor gear world, and this warm fleece jacket has been a perennial top seller at REI and other stores. The North Face wouldn't confirm specific sales numbers with me, just saying "millions" have been sold. Recently, however, it appears that some new jacket contenders may be taking over its top spot. More on that below. ...

Posted by Steve T on December 20, 2011 1:21 PM & Tagged Denali, The North Face, fleece and jacket | permalink | Comments



Jimmy Chin Talks about Climbing, Photography and Living Life on the Go

Jimmy Chin is one busy guy. Between working as a professional athlete and photographer, and running the Camp 4 Collective production company, he doesn't get a whole lot of downtime. Since September, Jimmy has crossed the globe, climbed a 20,000-foot peak, given presentations to hundreds of people, but spent only a handful of days at his own home in Victor, Idaho. Earlier this year, Jimmy achieved one of his longtime goals: landing a photograph on the cover of National Geographic. He ...

Posted by Joe P. on November 22, 2011 4:29 PM & Tagged Camp 4 Collective, Climbing, Jimmy Chin, Photography, Renan Ozturk, Revo, The North Face, Yosemite and conrad anker | permalink | Comments