Author: Teresa Hartford

Since launching in 2008, the X-Talon has been Inov-8’s best-selling off-road footwear collection. Today the brand announced that they have evolved the range with the graphene-enhanced X-Talon G 235. Two hundred times stronger than steel, graphene is a Nobel prize-winning material. Collaborating with graphene experts at The University of Manchester, Inov-8 has been able to […]

A new licensing agreement between the MLB and Rawlings makes the brand an official glove partner in 2020 and provides Rawlings exclusive on-field rights beginning with the 2021 MLB championship season. Rawlings has long supplied the official baseball and the official batting helmet of MLB to all 30 Clubs; however, Rawlings’ association with the game […]

Eric Pollard grew up in Oregon at the base of Mt. Hood. He strapped on a pair of skies at the ripe age of two and never looked back. A professional skier since he was 15 years old, Pollard, with his unique style that more closely resembles snowboarding, has skied the backcountry in major films […]

Reebok is committed to reducing virgin polyester from its material mix and eliminating it altogether by 2025. The brand’s sustainability efforts are concentrated under two pillars—[REE]GROW, which focuses on creating products made from natural materials and [REE]CYCLED, which focuses on creating products using recycled or repurposed materials. Toward that effort, today Reebok introduces the Forever Floatride […]

Every day is a positive day with industry Icon Klaus Obermeyer who Today celebrates 100 years of living well in the mountains of Aspen, CO. The Founder of Sport Obermeyer, Klaus came to America in 1947 from Munich, Germany with a degree in Aeronautical engineering. Born in the Bavarian Alps, Klaus was an avid skier […]

By Teresa Hartford Mystery Ranch, located in Bozeman, MT, was started by industry veteran Dana Gleason who, with his partner Renee Sippel-Baker, wanted to bring American manufacturing back to her hometown. Their team of 100-plus employees puts their heart and soul into creating packs that not only work with the human but also the load […]

The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) announced the details of a microfibre shedding test method to its membership including Adidas, Arc’teryx, Dynafit, Helly Hansen, Jack Wolfskin, Lululemon, Nike, Norrona, The North Face, and Puma, to name a few. Developed by the University of Leeds on behalf of the Consortium, the test is the first thoroughly tested, validated […]

By Teresa Hartford Zion National Park is the third most visited national park behind the Great Smoky Mountains and Grand Canyon. Zion is so popular that the crowds that come to enjoy the incredible beauty of the red twisting canyons and awe-inspiring vistas may be regulated to minimize the impact on the park’s delicate ecosystem. […]

By Teresa Hartford The Barkley Marathon is one of the hardest races in the world of ultrarunning. The course, designed by Gary “Lazarus (Laz) Lake” Cantrell, was inspired by the 1977 escape of James Earl Ray from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennessee. Ray covered just 8 miles after running 55 hours in the woods. […]

By Teresa Hartford British Columbia native, big mountain pro skier and award-winning star of Teton Gravity Research (TGR) films, Nick McNutt pushes the laws of physics with his aerobatic, smooth like butter, switch landings that have earned him accolades from the elite ski community and pioneers of the sport.  What does it take to have […]

By Teresa Hartford What if your tired, worn-out running shoes could start a new life in a different form? The engineers at Salomon’s Annecy Design Center in the French Alps have spent years imagining a concept running shoe made completely of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), which could be ground down at the end of its life, […]

Manufacturing Best Practices The latest manufacturing technology from PrimaLoft reduces carbon emissions up to 50-percent. By Teresa Hartford There is a social undercurrent that technology is the bad guy. PrimaLoft believes the opposite—the answers lie within technology and advanced material science. PrimaLoft P.U.R.E. (“Produced Using Reduced Emissions”) is the latest manufacturing discovery from the fabric […]

By Nancy Prichard Bouchard, Ph.D. and Teresa Hartford Photography by Tiffany Renshaw Historical photography courtesy Columbia Sportswear Gert Boyle was an American treasure. If she were to read the accolades pouring through this morning, she would probably laugh and make a witty, self-deprecating retort about her age, figure or relative position in the big picture […]

By Teresa Hartford In the last 15 years, Jim Lamancusa has worked for fast-growing startups in Boulder, CO. The first was with Eco-Products, makers of compostable cups, plates and napkins for the foodservice industry, and growing the business from $1M to $75M in five years before being acquired. Jim then went on to Good Belly, […]