April 11, 2016

Vasque Official Footwear Partner of 5Point Adventure Film Festival

Red Wing, MN – April 11, 2016 –  Adventure films motivate people to get outdoors, push their limitations and perhaps do something they’ve never done before. Vasque is proud to support this adventurous spirit by partnering with the inspiring and unexpected, 5Point Adventure Film Festival in Colorado this month. Entering its ninth year, the four-day film festival showcases inspirational adventure films with guest speakers, art performances, family activities and...

April 11, 2016

Outdoor Industry and Recreation Groups Converge on Washington, D.C.

(Boulder, CO, Bend, OR and Washington D.C.) April 11, 2016 – Outdoor Industry Association® (OIA), The Conservation Alliance, and Outdoor Alliance will hold their annual advocacy events the week of April 25 in Washington D.C. Together, these three organizations demonstrate the social and economic value of the outdoor industry and outdoor recreation. In the past year,...

April 11, 2016

Wilderness Systems Expands 2016 Pro Staff Team

GREENVILLE, S.C. (April 11, 2016) – Wilderness Systems is proud to announce 20 new kayak anglers will join its deep Pro Staff roster. The 2016 Pro Staff roster includes more than 65 of North America’s top guides, tournament competitors, writers, photographers and passionate kayak fishing experts. Wilderness Systems utilizes its Pro Staff anglers in...

April 8, 2016

World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Face of America Features Adaptive Veteran Athletes

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania - On April 23, 600 active-duty and retired military, civilians, and adaptive athletes from across the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Western Europe will set off from historic Valley Forge and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia for Gettysburg, Pennsylvania as participants in national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’...

April 5, 2016

Sharkbanz Partners with Eastern Surfing Association

Sharkbanz, makers of magnetic shark repellent technology, is excited to announce its partnership with the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA). The brand will be an official sponsor of this summer’s 2016 regional and championship tour events. “We are super excited to support the ESA and give back to an organization that has done...

April 5, 2016

Petzl RopeTrip 2016 Yields French Team Victory

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (April 5, 2016) — Team France beat out rope access technicians from 16 countries to take gold at the 2016 Petzl RopeTrip. The third edition of the international competition and symposium spanned three days and featured a diverse array of work-at-height professionals. “We were honored to host this year’s Petzl...

April 5, 2016

Access Fund Announces First Round Grant Recipients for 2016

April 4, 2016. Boulder, CO - Access Fund is pleased to announce that it has awarded $25,000 in the first round of the 2016 Climbing Preservation Grants Program. Each year, the Access Fund awards up to $40,000 in grant money to local climbing communities with worthy projects that preserve or enhance climbing...

April 5, 2016

SPOT LLC Is The Title Sponsor of AMGA Field Communications

(Boulder, Colo.) April 5, 2016 – The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), a 501 (c)(3) educational, non-profit committed to supporting and advancing the profession of American mountain guiding, announces mobile satellite technology leader SPOT LLC, a subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc., as its latest partner. SPOT offers the lightest, smallest and most affordable satellite...

April 5, 2016

PeopleForBikes Announces National Protected Bike Lane Week

BOULDER, Colo. (April 5, 2016)— PeopleForBikes’ Green Lane Project is excited to announce the first-ever National Protected Bike Lane Week May 9-13, 2016. Protected bike lanes, which separate bike and car traffic using curbs, planters, parked cars or posts, increase bike traffic on streets by an average 75 percent in their first year of installation. Since...

April 5, 2016

Mountainsmith Adds Sales and Marketing Coordinator and Product Designer to Growing Team

Golden, CO – Mountainsmith—craftsmen of iconic backcountry equipment and recreational outdoor gear—are pleased to announce the hiring of Torie Palffy as Sales and Marketing Coordinator and Cody Durham as Product Designer. These new positions will allow for enhanced product, as well as marketing and sales support to dealer partners, sales team representatives...