Nelson died last month on a Himalayan expedition after triggering an avalanche on Mount Manaslu, the eighth highest peak on the planet
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Patagonia, REI, others threaten to boycott Outdoor Retailer if it moves back to Salt Lake City
An environmental conservation group and two dozen outdoor recreation companies, including Patagonia, REI and The North Face, announced Monday they would boycott the Outdoor Retailer trade show if it’s moved from Denver back to Salt Lake City, accusing Utah’s leaders of trying to chip away at protections for national monuments and public lands. The Conservation […]
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Mountain athletes push progress over perfection in climate fight
Caroline Gleich remembers a decade ago when advocating for climate policy became an essential part of her career as a professional ski mountaineer. As she reported the impacts of climate change from far-flung corners she explored for her work, she was besieged. “Told to shut up, called a glacier killer, a hypocritical ecoterrorist, a polluter. […]
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Nearly half of Americans didn’t go outside to recreate in 2018. That has the outdoor industry worried.
For the glass-half-full crowd that makes up the outdoor industry, the results of the latest outdoor participation survey are sobering. Outdoor businesses need people to get outside, but almost half of Americans don’t venture outdoors to play. The steady decline in participation threatens not just the bottom line but the outdoor industry’s mission to collectively […]
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As VF Corp. moves its HQ to downtown Denver, CEO vows to repay $27 million in tax incentives with donations
The 70,000-employee VF Corp. on Tuesday said it would take over a 10-story LoDo building to anchor its North Face, Smartwool, JanSport, Altra and Eagle Creek brands in Denver. The company, which last month revealed it was relocating from Greensboro, North Carolina, has inked a 12-year deal for the entire building at 1551 Wewatta St., […]