Archives: Press Releases

Black Diamond Equipment, a global innovator in climbing, skiing and mountain sports equipment, announces its new performance footwear collection debuting at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, June 18-20, 2019 in Denver, CO. “Black Diamond Equipment’s spring’20 collection includes more than one hundred and thirty new products for the season, across our climb, mountain, footwear, and apparel […]

The first film in the series tells the story of a New York-based father-daughter pair, just in time to celebrate Father’s Day.   After accepting applications for the second-annual 36 Hours in Kitsbow film series, a program giving anyone the chance to showcase their favorite cycling adventure, Kitsbow is excited to debut the first of […]

Stasher, the first 100% plastic-free, endlessly reusable, pure-platinum silicone storage bag with an air-tight Pinch-Loc™ seal is the newest member to join The Conservation Alliance in order to support the organization’s mission to protect and restore North America’s last wild spaces. Stasher is proud to join a group of like-minded and mission-driven organizations to support the outdoor industry conservation […]

Medicines Global announces Allied Feather & Down’s sustaining 3-Year donation. This donation will advance the services provided by Medicines Global to deliver much-needed medicines in far-reaching developing regions of the world. Matthew Betcher, Creative Director, Allied Feather & Down, and Daniel Uretsky, President of Allied Feather & Down, were introduced to Johanna and Janice Belson, […]

Diamond Brand Gear, an American manufacturer of outdoor gear, is excited to expand their lifestyle offerings with a new durable travel bag. With a long history of manufacturing gear for the Boy Scouts, U.S. Military, and big outfits such as L.L. Bean and Eddie Bauer, the legacy brand has become a master of mixing tradition […]

Wilson® Baseball is working with three sports gear artists to create hand-painted ball gloves to raise money for charity to commemorate the Tigers and Kansas City Royals historic game in Omaha today prior to the start of the 2019 College World Series®. Wilson and Detroit Tiger pitcher Matthew Boyd, pictured right,  are partnering on uniquely painted A2000 […]

Although geologist Dan Wynne, pictured right, only took up kayaking three years ago, June 18th he will attempt the fastest transit of the vast Mackenzie River on record. He plans to do the trip through Canada’s Northwest Territories solo, using an Akiak Greenland paddle. As a scientist – Wynne is a geologist with the State […]

Tecnica is proud to announce another first in outdoor footwear with the launch of ORIGIN – the first trail running shoe with a customizable fit. The concept introduces a completely new design approach to the running shoe category, based first on the anatomy of the consumer and then by utilizing a proprietary in-store thermo-molding process. […]

Portland, Oregon-based Columbia Sportswear has an 80-year legacy of unlocking the outdoors for everyone. To celebrate America’s national parks, Columbia is proud to announce a new campaign to support the National Park Foundation’s Open OutDoors for Kids (OOK) initiative with the sale of limited-edition National Parks T-Shirts. The National Park Collection includes nine limited-edition designs with images of […]

Fully submersible Pro Zip Duffel by SealLine confidently protects gear for boaters, paddlers and adventure travelers. For the past three decades, SealLine has been pushing the envelope to create products that will withstand the rigors of any adventure on or near the water, and that innovation continues in 2020 with the new Pro Zip Duffel. […]

After hundreds of prototypes, more than 500 nights in the field and countless tests in the lab, Therm-a-Rest introduces the WingLock™ and TwinLock™ Valves. Since the introduction of the first-ever self-inflating pad in 1974, Therm-a-Rest has been focused on a single mission: promising the best night’s sleep under the stars. Carrying this focus into 2020, […]