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January 7, 2021
Inside The Call: Hydro Flask Growth Impacted By Soft Back-To-School Season
Sales of Hydro Flask were “challenged” by a soft back-to-school selling season in the third quarter ended Nov. 30, as most U.S. students were learning remotely outside the classroom. Hydro Flask in the quarter also faced “strong comparisons” against significant domestic distribution gains in the prior-year period, especially in the...
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January 7, 2021
Hipcamp Raises $57 Million for Campsite Bookings as Outdoor Travel Trend Booms
Hipcamp, a startup that pairs people who wish to pitch their tents with landowners who want to accommodate them, has finalized $57 million of investment in a Series C funding round, now with a valuation exceeding $300 million. Skift
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January 7, 2021
Pro Triathlete Braden Currie Joins Forces With Felt Bicycles For Three Seasons
Rancho Santa Margarita, California (January 7, 2021) — Felt Bicycles is excited to announce that professional triathlete Braden Currie will partner with the Southern California brand for the next three racing seasons. Currie, who hails from New Zealand, has become a regular presence near the front of many a race...
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January 7, 2021
Osprey Announces Sponsorship of Mountaineering Legend Nimsdai Purja in his Bid for a K2 Winter 2020/21 Ascent
Cortez, CO – January 7, 2021 – Osprey, the leader in creating top-quality, high-performance, innovative carry solutions, is proud to announce its sponsorship of record-breaking mountaineer Nimsdai Purja MBE as he attempts to climb K2, one of the last remaining grand prizes in mountaineering. Even in the most favorable summer...
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January 7, 2021
Buddy Adventure Insurance Available in Utah for First Time Ever!
RICHMOND, Va. Jan. 7, 2021 — Buddy (https://buddyinsurance.com/) — an e-commerce startup offering instant accident insurance for anyone who is active outdoors, from neighborhood cyclists to international adventurers — today announced that it has been approved by state insurance regulators for sale in Utah. This makes for the 38th state...
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January 7, 2021
2021 Altitude OCR World Championships Announced
Lausanne, Switzerland: World Obstacle, the Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles (FISO), announced today the launch of the 2021 Altitude OCR World Championships, the World's Highest OCR, produced by E.P. Global Events and scheduled from September 12th to 21st, 2021 on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. This ultimate OCR challenge brings together the...
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January 7, 2021
Liv Cycling Debuts as Exclusive Title Sponsor for New Liv Racing Women’s WorldTeam and Unveils Kit for 2021
OOSTERHOUT (the Netherlands) – Jan. 7, 2021 – The Liv Racing Women’s WorldTeam, formerly CCC-Liv, will unveil its new team kit to the public for the first time on Sunday, January 10 when new team member Lotte Kopecky competes in the Belgian Cyclocross Championship. The UCI Women's WorldTeam, with Liv...
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January 6, 2021
Emerald Acquires Company Behind Elastic Suite
Emerald, the parent company of Surf Expo and Outdoor Retailer announced that it has acquired PlumRiver, the company behind Elastic Suite, a digital B2B platform for a total purchase price at closing $34 million, including $30 million in cash and the rest in stock. Shop Eat Surf
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January 6, 2021
RV Retailer Announces Acquisition of 14 Stores in 5 States
RV Retailer, launched in early 2018 by a group of veteran automotive retail executives, is expected to close its latest dealership acquisitions in February and, in the process, affirm its position as the nation’s No. 2 dealer in terms of stores with 52 outlets in 15 states. RV Business
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January 6, 2021
You Can Get a PCT Permit This Year After All
The Pacific Crest Trail Association and US Forest Service finally announced they will issue permits for thru-hiking the PCT this year, in the same numbers as last year after some debate about whether the permits would, or should be issued, in the wake of the pandemic. Adventure Journal
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January 6, 2021
Columbia Sportswear Company Appoints John Culver, Leader of International Growth at Starbucks Corp., to Its Board of Directors
Culver will serve as a director and member of its Compensation Committee effective January 5, 2021. businesswire
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January 6, 2021
ATRA celebrates 25 years with a new and refreshed look
Colorado Springs - To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the American Trail Running Association (ATRA), the non-profit is evolving its brand identity. Today ATRA unveils a new logo, colors and font on its website and social media accounts. Founded in Colorado, ATRA has always been a user-driven and grassroots organization...
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January 6, 2021
77 Businesses and The Conservation Alliance Urge President-Elect Biden To Take Immediate Action To Protect the Arctic Refuge
Bend, Ore., January 6, 2021– The Conservation Alliance and 77 business members spanning the outdoor, craft beverage, financial, and renewable energy industries penned a letter to President-Elect Biden urging him to take immediate action to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil development. “Protecting the Arctic Refuge has been...
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January 6, 2021
MYLAPS and Le Champion extend partnership
Haarlem/Alkmaar - After 25 years of cooperation, MYLAPS Sports Timing and sports organization Le Champion have signed a new agreement for 4 years. This means that all participants of Le Champion cycling, running and walking events until 2024 are ensured of the latest developments in timekeeping, live tracking and personal...
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January 6, 2021
Airblaster Previews 21/22 Winter Collection
Portland, OR – Rider-owned and operated snowboarding apparel brand, Airblaster, announces the launch of its Winter 20/21 Collection which includes the new limited premium performance Sasquatch line, as well as Landform, an expanded collection of midlayers and versatile lifestyle pieces, and a continuation of Erik Leon’s mold-breaking signature line, offering...
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January 5, 2021
Garmin Acquires Provider Of Emergency Monitoring And Response Services
Garmin International and Garmin Services announced the acquisition of all the assets of GEOS Worldwide Limited and its subsidiaries, which operates the International Emergency Response Coordination Center, the nerve center for SOS rescue efforts. SGB Media
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January 5, 2021
Most Fitness-Friendly Places for 2021
To locate the most fitness-friendly places for 2021, Smart Asset compared 301 metropolitan areas across the following metrics: percentage of residents who walk or bike to work, fitness professionals per 10,000 workers, fitness establishments per 10,000 establishments, the percentage of restaurants that are fast-food establishments and the average wage of...
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January 5, 2021
Bikerumor Editor’s Choice Awards are Live!
Greensboro, NC - Bikerumor’s annual Editor’s Choice posts are live, honoring the best road, gravel, and mountain bikes of the year. Additionally, Bikerumor’s team each listed their picks for the top components, gear, accessories, clothing, and more from the past year. “These are always some of my favorite posts we...
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January 5, 2021
Roark Launches Run Amok: A Performance Trail Running Collection
Roark is proud to announce the release of a new path in performance apparel that values expression as much as it does function- Introducing, Run Amok. Encouraging freedom of expression through movement, the Run Amok collection has the active adventure-enthusiast covered; pillar to post. From trail running, to training for...
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January 5, 2021
YNIQ Eyewear selects the Vail Valley as its North American home, names Progression Brands Group as Operating Partner
Media Release – Stockholm, Sweden and Eagle, Colorado – January 5, 2021 YNIQ Eyewear (Spoxury TR Group AB) announces that it has selected the Vail Valley as its North American home and Progression Brands Group (PBG) as its North American Operating Partner. Yniq’s decision to partner with PBG and call...
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January 5, 2021
Ascent Protein Brings Back a Fan-Favorite Flavor in Limited-Time-Only Release of Strawberry Native Fuel® Protein
DENVER, COLORADO - January 5, 2020 - This week, Ascent Protein announced a limited-time-only flavor release of their Native Fuel® Protein in Strawberry. Ascent previously released Strawberry in August 2020 and the flavor was so popular, they have brought it back again to kick off the start to the new...
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January 4, 2021
Why Camping World Holdings Surged 84.1% in 2020
Shares of Camping World Holdings soared as the coronavirus pandemic caused people to get back to nature and away from the crowds. Nasdaq
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January 4, 2021
Safety issues mount as skiers hit backcountry in pandemic
Skiers and snowboarders flocked to the backcountry almost immediately after resorts across the country shut down last spring because of the coronavirus. Associated Press
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January 4, 2021
How Arc’teryx parkas and Salomon hiking boots became high fashion
Urban guys are wearing technical outdoor gear from brands like Patagonia, And Wander and the North Face. They look like they could summit Everest—but they’re probably just running to Starbucks. WSJ [paywall]
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January 4, 2021
Every day that the National Parks are free in 2021
There's no better way to celebrate these holidays than by exploring our public lands. Outside