Author: VBC

Outdoor Research has expanded its Protective Essentials Collection this fall, adding two performance masks with built-in replaceable filters and a range of protective gear for face and hands. Key components of the mask and Protective Essentials products that incorporate a filter include:  The Essential Filter: Made In the USA, provides basic bacterial filtration and sub-micron […]

Forloh, a U.S. manufacturer of technical outerwear, is dropping its Forloh AllClima Rain and SoftShell Jackets for hunters embedded with Recco Reflectors. Forloh, is one of the first hunting brands to adopt Recco’s search technology for the hunt category. Recco “is working with search and rescue teams in the U.S. and around the world” to […]

TransRockies Race Series announced Felt Bicycles as the presenting sponsor of the TransRockies Gravel Royale. The stage race will take place in British Columbia on August 23-26, 2021. “We couldn’t be more excited to have Felt join us as a presenting sponsor,” said Aaron McConnell, President of TransRockies. “Their commitment to creating versatile, modern and fast […]

Tailwind athlete Courtney Dauwalter won the 2020 U.S. Big’s Backyard Ultra two years after a second-place finish in 2018. This year, the ultrarunner also tied the record for most loops on the official Bell Buckle, Tennessee course. She completed 68 loops (283.33 miles), which was first set by Johan Steene of Sweden in 2018.  Team […]

Bend, Ore., October 12, 2020 – A coalition of 14 companies have joined together to share their commitment to conservation by participating in The Conservation Alliance #WeKeepItWild campaign. From October 12-18, participating companies will donate five-percent of online sales to The Conservation Alliance. Funds raised during this campaign will help the Alliance protect wild lands […]

Royal Robbins introduces its latest packable outerwear with the Switchform collection for Fall 2020. The line was designed to take functionality, versatility and convertibility to the next level. Jackets in the collection provide the wearer with intentional benefits by converting into other functional pieces for storage. For men, the waterproof Parka flips into itself to […]

With endurance events canceled due to COVID-19, Life Time, which owns and produces more than thirty marathons, triathlons and cycling races, worked with athletes to create philanthropic opportunities to benefit kids and their families in need — to date totaling more than $320,000 — which will be provided to seven school districts in the U.S. […]

The Conservation Alliance* sent grants totaling $950,000 to organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. Grantees have collectively worked to protect 53 million acres and 125 river miles, and acquire one climbing area. “We reached our grant-making goal for 2020 by retaining and attracting new member companies,” said Brady Robinson, Executive Director at […]

BEND, Ore. (October 7, 2020) – Helly Hansen today announced a new initiative to support The Conservation Alliance with the launch of its new line of LIFA® face masks. All profits from U.S. sales of the new masks will directly support The Conservation Alliance, a coalition of companies committed to protecting North America’s wild places. […]