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October 18, 2024
REI Co-op Plans Lower Volume of Store Openings for 2025
REI Co-op plans to open six stores in Spring 2025 in Carlsbad, Chico and Elk Grove, CA; Amherst, NY; Durango, CO; and Lynnwood, WA. Summer 2025 store openings include new construction in Durango, CO. SGB Media
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October 17, 2024
Texas Thru-Hike: 1,500-Mile ‘xTx’ Trail to Open Spring 2025
The Cross Texas Trail (xTx) would extend 1,500 miles from Orange to El Paso, winding along some of the Lone Star State’s most scenic landscapes, passing towns and many historical sites, gaining roughly 56,000 feet in elevation along the way. The nonprofit organization behind the xTx describes it on its website as...
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October 11, 2024
Vasque Going Out of Business: Iconic Footwear Brand to Cease Operations
Minnesota-based footwear maker Vasque will cease all operations. A subsidiary of Red Wing Shoe Company, Vasque began making hiking-focused shoes and boots 60 years ago — a market that, at the time, was just emerging among American consumers. It’s unclear when the brand will officially close its doors, though Red Wing...
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October 11, 2024
Vasque Going Out of Business: Iconic Footwear Brand to Cease Operations
Minnesota-based footwear maker Vasque will cease all operations, the brand confirmed to GearJunkie today. It’s unclear when the brand will officially close its doors. GearJunkie
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October 11, 2024
Mallory Climbing Partner Andrew Irvine’s Partial Remains Found on Everest After 100 Years
A century after he disappeared on the mountain, one of Everest’s first pioneers has finally been found.The partial remains of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine were discovered by a National Geographic expedition. Gear Junkie
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October 10, 2024
New study shows diet, exercise reverses liver damage
New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine suggests intensive lifestyle interventions are an effective way of treating and improving liver disease. Diet and exercise are the first lines of treatment for liver disease; however, this study is the first to examine the impact of diet and exercise...
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October 9, 2024
Salomon, Arc’teryx Parent Amer Sports Reports 60% Revenue Growth in China’s Golden Week
Amer Sports, the parent company of Arc’teryx, Salomon, and Wilson, grew its Golden Week revenue in China by 60% year-over-year, according to a news release shared by the company. The Daily
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October 9, 2024
Zion Outfitter Owner Charged with Tax Evasion
The owner of Zion Outfitter, a tour guide operator and rental shop near Zion National Park’s entrance, is accused of evading over $1.8 million in taxes. Court documents allege 42-year-old Phyllip Hallman Heaton, of Washington, failed to report over $5.4 million in sales between 2018 and 2022. SGB Media
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October 8, 2024
Ski Kare Has New Owners
Ski Kare, LLC, the largest distributor of Vola Racing Waxes in the United States, was acquired by Kyle and Rachel Kucin. Gifford Hoback, the former owner, will continue to work for the company in a consulting and manufacturing capacity. Ski Kare said it will continue to offer products for retail...
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October 7, 2024
Remington, Bushnell, CamelBak, and More Sold as Vista Outdoor Ruptures
Vista Outdoor, the parent company of dozens of iconic hunting, fishing, and gear brands, is about to be divvied up and sold. On Friday, the Anoka, Minnesota-based conglomerate announced that it had agreed to split itself into two parts to be sold to two distinct buyers in deals valued at a total of...
