Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Saturday, August 18, 2018 thru Friday, August 31, 2018
- GoPro Appoints Jim Lanzone To Board Of Directors 08/30/2018 sgbonline.com - GoPro Inc. announced that Jim Lanzone, chief digital officer of CBS Corp. and CEO of CBS Interactive, has joined GoPro’s board of directors. Prior to CBS, Lanzone was co-founder and CEO of...
- American Outdoor Brands Sees Profit Uptick In Q1 08/30/2018 sgbonline.com - American Outdoor Brands, the parent of Smith & Wesson, M&P, Thompson/Center Arms and Gemtech, reported revenues rose 7.6 percent in the first quarter ended July 31. Earnings also came in well ahead...
- Fake Everest Climbing Permits Puts Mountaineering Company in Hot Water 08/30/2018 theadventureblog.blogspot.com - Mountaineering company Seven Summit Treks found itself in hot water when it was discovered that two of its clients were climbing under forged permits. The documents used a fake government seal and...
- The Forest Service Is Silencing Women 08/29/2018 outsideonline.com - For decades, women in the Forest Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture have been trying to bring justice to those who have discriminated against them. A new investigation reveals that the inaction...
- Moosejaw Brings Premium Outdoor To Walmart.com 08/27/2018 sgbonline.com - Wal-Mart launched a new online store dedicated to higher-end outdoor brands with the help of Moosejaw, the outdoor specialist it acquired in early 2017. The “Premium Outdoor Store curated by Moosejaw” microsite...
- Does Climbing Everest Alter Your Genetic Code? 08/23/2018 outsideonline.com - Exposure to extreme environments can change our DNA. Everest climbers—and their twins—are the perfect study subjects.
- REI takes its used gear site out of ‘beta’ stage, goes forward with refreshed site 08/22/2018 bicycleretailer.com - REI refreshed its used gear website is officially out of beta. The site offers mostly lightly used gear that was returned to REI under its guarantee program. Prices are often discounted up...
- Croakies® Returns for Second Year at Pacific Paddle Games with Elevated Gold Level Event Sponsorship 08/22/2018 snewsnet.com - Croakies, manufacturer of outdoor retention products, announced it has reached an agreement with the stand-up paddle community’s biggest race weekend, the Pacific Paddle Games (Oct. 6–7, Dana Point, CA), returning as a...
- The Woman Ending Harassment at the Grand Canyon 08/21/2018 .outsideonline.com - For decades, the staff of Grand Canyon National Park has lived with a culture of bullying and harassment. Can the park's first female superintendent heal the old wounds?
- Bots Might be Beating You to Those Hard to Get Campsites 08/21/2018 adventure-journal.com - Some software engineers in the Bay Area have taken to developing bots—computer programs used to rapidly execute monotonous tasks, like refreshing camping reservation websites—to secure last-minute or otherwise hard to get reservations.
- The 50 Best Hikes in the World. (According to Men’s Journal) 08/21/2018 theadventureblog.blogspot.com - Putting together a definitive list of the best hiking trails in the world is nearly impossible, because people have their own definition of what makes a great hike. But Men's Journal has...
- Big Brother–Style Tech Is Helping Hikers Avoid Crowds 08/20/2018 outsideonline.com - In Washington State, a group of researchers is mining social media posts and photos to identify overused trails and turn your next weekend adventure into a real escape.
