Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Friday, August 12, 2016 thru Thursday, August 25, 2016
- Surf Parks Are Going to Be Everywhere Soon 08/25/2016 outsideonline.com - Building a surf park isn’t cheap—each pool costs about $20 million—but at least a dozen of them are scheduled to open in the next few years in Russia, Spain, and Hawaii, among...
- Use of Helicopters on Everest Rises Dramatically 08/25/2016 theadventureblog.blogspot.com - At the spring climbing season on Everest, it was evident that the use of helicopters on the mountain had risen dramatically. But a new report gives an even closer look at the...
- Obama names Maine’s Katahdin Woods as newest national park site 08/24/2016 cnn.com - On the eve of the National Park Service's centennial, President Barack Obama named Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument as the newest national park site. The new monument is located east...
- Cascade Designs Names Burroughs President 08/24/2016 insideoutdoor.com - Cascade Designs, the parent company to the Therm-a-Rest, Mountain Safety Research, Platypus, SealLine, and PackTowl brands, named David Burroughs, son of founder John Burroughs, as Cascade Designs’ new president. David Burroughs replaces...
- Indian Couple Who Faked Everest Summit Face 10-Year Ban 08/23/2016 theadventureblog.blogspot.com - Dinesh and Tarkeshwari Rathod claimed to have reached the summit of Everest this past spring, but holes in their story unraveled when photos that showed them on top of the highest peak...
- Montana Closes 183 Miles of Yellowstone River to Recreation 08/21/2016 adventure-journal.com - The state of Montana takes the unprecedented and extreme step of closing the Yellowstone River to all forms of recreation after a rare but deadly parasite killed at least 2,000 mountain whitefish...
- The North Face Takes a Stand Against Doping in Trail Running 08/19/2016 running.competitor.com - The North Face has taken a very significant step to aid the movement against performance-enhancing drug use in endurance sports. As part of opening the registration for this year’s Endurance Challenge Championship...
- Advice Regarding Eddie Bauer POS Breach 08/19/2016 insideoutdoor.com - Eddie Bauer said it has detected and removed malicious software from point-of-sale systems at all of its 350+ stores in North America, and that credit and debit cards used at those stores...
- The Outdoor Industry Is More Inclusive Than You Think 08/18/2016 adventure-journal.com - Outdoor recreation is far from diverse, but a lot of people are working hard to change that. Here’s how.
- Getting into the great outdoors: AllTrails acquires EveryTrail 08/17/2016 triathlonbusiness.com - AllTrails, an extensive online guide to the outdoors, has announced the acquisition of EveryTrail, the GPS-enabled publishing platform. AllTrails acquired EveryTrail from TripAdvisor, which owned the company since 2011. Following the acquisition,...
- Dick’s Sporting Goods Stock Climbs On Q2 Beat & Higher Outlook 08/16/2016 footwearnews.com - Dick’s Sporting Goods’ shares are steadily climbing — up nearly 8 percent — after the firm announced second quarter results that topped market forecasts. The sporting goods retailer said its Q2 net...
- Nat Geo’s New Website Lets You Print Topo Maps — for Free 08/16/2016 gearpatrol.com - National Geographic‘s new service, launched last week on their Maps site, makes every United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic map easily searchable and downloadable, free of charge, as a PDF file.
- DICK’S Sporting Goods CFO Departs 08/15/2016 sgbonline.com - Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. disclosed that its CFO has left the company. The national sporting goods retailer reported that EVP and CFO Teri List-Stoll departed the company and that André Hawaux, the...
- Columbia Granted Summary Judgment in Omni-Heat Patent Lawsuit 08/12/2016 insideoutdoor.com - Columbia Sportswear Company welcomed an August 10, ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon that Seirus Innovative Accessories infringed on one of Columbia’s design patents. Columbia alleges that...
- Sherpa Names New Canadian Distributor 08/12/2016 insideoutdoor.com - Sherpa Adventure Gear announced that its new branch, Sherpa Adventure Gear Canada, will be led by Howard Wolfe based in Montreal. Wolfe will oversee a sales team that will cover the country...
