January 11, 2022

VF Corporation Appoints Nicole Otto as Global Brand President, The North Face®

DENVER--VF Corporation today announced that it has appointed Nicole Otto to the position of Global Brand President, The North Face®. Otto joins VF following a successful 16-year career at Nike and will succeed Steve Murray, who is retiring and returning to the UK. The leadership transition will be effective June 2022....

January 11, 2022

MacNeill Pride Group Continues Transformation; Rebrands as Gathr Outdoors

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. [Jan. 11, 2022] /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - MacNeill Pride Group® (MPG), a diversified global designer and manufacturer of outdoor products and sporting goods, is rebranding to Gathr Outdoors to better reflect its mission and the industries within which it operates. Gathr Outdoors is a portfolio company of Centre Partners. Gathr...

January 11, 2022

Costa Sunglasses names John Acosta Vice President of Marketing

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 11, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Costa Sunglasses, manufacturer of the first color-enhancing all-polarized glass sunglass lens, appointed industry veteran John Acosta as its Vice President of Marketing. With more than 20 years of experience in the outdoor and fishing industries, Acosta will oversee Costa’s global marketing...

January 11, 2022

Delfina Athletics and Betty Designs Partner to Expand Their Custom Triathlon and Cycling Program

Austin, Texas – Jan. 11, 2022 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Delfina Athletics has partnered with endurance apparel company Betty Designs to expand its custom offerings and become the new, one-stop-shop for triathlon teams and organizations across the U.S. and beyond. The Austin-based company was founded in 2020 with the mission to...

January 11, 2022

National Park Trust Unveils Free ParkPassport App 2.0

Washington, D.C. (January 11, 2022)  /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - National Park Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving parks today and creating park stewards for tomorrow,  announced the launch of its free ParkPassport 2.0 app. The enhanced app helps users create memorable park experiences with a robust database to find, explore...

January 10, 2022

Crazy Apparel, Established Italian Ski Touring Brand, Opens First U.S. Brand Store at Cripple Creek Backcountry in Carbondale, Colorado

CARBONDALE, COLO. (January 10, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Crazy, an Italian performance apparel company known for its European heritage in ski touring, today announced it opened its first brand store in partnership with Cripple Creek Backcountry in Carbondale, Colorado. This is Crazy’s first brick and mortar presence in the United...

January 10, 2022

Thor Industries Demonstrates Global RV Industry Leadership By Publishing Its Fourth Annual Sustainability Report

ELKHART, Ind., Jan. 10, 2022 -- For over 40 years, THOR Industries has utilized responsible and sustainable business practices to make it easier and more enjoyable for families to connect with nature, and one another. Today, THOR Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO), the world's largest RV manufacturer, published its fourth annual sustainability report detailing...

January 10, 2022

Momentum Media PR Hires Ingrid Malmberg as Agency Director

January 10th, 2022, Boulder, CO /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Momentum Media PR, a leading public relations and marketing agency in the outdoor, active lifestyle, natural products and travel markets, has appointed Ingrid Malmberg as Agency Director.  A 15-year outdoor industry professional, Malmberg brings her years of experience and energetic leadership to Momentum,...

January 10, 2022

Kitsbow Apparel, PBC Partners with Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation to Buy and Develop the Old Fort Community Building

Old Fort, N.C. (January 10, 2022)  /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Kitsbow, maker of premium cycling clothing and accessories, announces its partnership with Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation (EMSDC), to purchase a 60,000-square-foot warehouse in the center of Old Fort, N.C. with plans to develop it into a multi-use community center, which...

January 10, 2022

Ancient Big Bend Rock Art Irreparably Vandalized

People have inhabited the area that today makes up Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas for at least 13,000 years. At some point during what archaeologists refer to as the Archaic Period, which stretches back 8,500 years, people began carving abstract shapes into a massive boulder. That boulder remains...