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Patagonia donate 100% of 'black friday' sales to planet

24th November 2016 | 0 comments

  This year on Black Friday, November 25, Patagonia will give 100% of global sales from its retail stores and Patagonia.com to support grassroots environmental organizations. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard founded the One For The Planet initiative which gives back to the planet by donating 1% of global sales to environmental grassroots groups, and Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario said in an interview: “We wanted to do something …

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Shortlist for Boardman Tasker Prize announced

16th September 2015 | 0 comments

The shortlist for the prestigious Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature has been released, and it looks like 2015 could be a vintage year.  This year’s judges – Robin Campbell, Graham Desroy and Terry Gifford – have chosen the following five books from the 36 entries received: ‘In Some Lost Place’ by Sandy Allen (Vertebrate Publishing) ‘Snowblind: Tales of Alpine …

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Polartec celebrates the use of one billion plastic bottles in their fabrics

8th July 2015 | 0 comments

Polartec has announced that they’ve used one billion’s worth of clear plastic bottles in the production of fabric used by major brands such as Rab, Montane, Mountain Equipment, Patagonia and Norrona. Since 2003, Polartec has been recycling plastic bottles and using them to create fabric used in outdoor gear. In 2010, they partnered with Unifi to produce high quality recycled …

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Piolets d’Or 2014

16th February 2014 | 0 comments

This year’s Piolets d’Or mountaineering awards are fast approaching, with a long list of climbers and internationally renowned alpinists hopeful of winning the coveted title. Held in Chamonix, France and Courmayeur, Italy from 26 – 29 March, the event celebrates the greatest ascents and mountaineering achievements of the last 12 months, with a jury of mountain experts deciding on those …

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BMC chief to give mountaineering lecture

19th November 2013 | 0 comments

A charity lecture led by the head of the British Mountaineering Council will take place later this month, with proceeds going towards a conservation charity. Held in Sheffield, the talk will detail BMC Chief Dave Turnbull’s recent climbing expedition to Patagonia, during which he journeyed to the Fitzroy and Cerro Torre massif, accompanied by mountaineers Stuart McAleese and Dan Donovan. …