From Backpacker.com Active insulation—layers designed to keep you comfortable both when you’re moving and when you’re not—has been around for a few years now. They’re nifty, but wind-blocking nylon shells mean they’re never quite breathable enough to live up to their promise as a layer you can wear in any conditions. The Ventrix, an insulated softshell, […]
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Re-introducing The North Face Summit Series for 2015
Remember the Summit Series? This isn’t a brand-new concept; after all, we’ve talked about The North Face Summit Series before, especially about the process between TNF’s designers and athlete team to improve and refine the offering. But it went away for Fall/Winter 2014, and it’s returning in a completely different format. Let’s start there. Summit […]
Rock/Creek announces the Second Annual Women’s Trail Running Summit
After a very successful Women’s Trail Running Summit last summer, Rock/Creek is pleased to announce a 2nd Annual Women’s Trail Running Summit. Last year’s event, held at Wasson Lodge in Camp Ocoee, sold out in under an hour and included 35 participants from seven different states. Taking place September 10th-13th, this year’s version will be […]
The North Face taxi offers choice: Unexpected adventure, or a normal day?
If offered the choice between adventure & a regular cab ride, would you see for yourself what the outdoors had to offer? That’s the challenge offered up here by The North Face. They drove around New York City, picking up random passengers and giving them the opportunity to choose between an unknown adventure and going […]
Making The North Face FuseForm: a Q&A
Today, we’re excited to be one of a very select group of retailers chosen to launch The North Face’s new “FuseForm” fabric technology. If you’ve ended up on this page because you’re already trying to buy one of the men’s or women’s Dot Matrix shells for yourself, head right on over to the site: The […]
The North Face Thermoball Jackets are back!
This time last year, The North Face was busy introducing their new Thermoball jacket collection. Jackets are expensive, of course — so one of the hardest things for a clothing manufacturer to do is introduce a jacket no one has ever heard of and convince the world that it’s worth a $200 gamble, that its […]