1% For The Planet recently surpassed the 1000 member mark. To celebrate this Terry Kellogg (CEO 1%), Yvon Chouinard and Craig Mathews (Co-Founders 1%) and Tom Brokaw will host a gathering in NYC. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.779140&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D3064727%26server%3Dvimeo.com%26autoplay%3D0%26fullscreen%3D1%26md5%3D0%26show_portrait%3D0%26show_title%3D0%26show_byline%3D0%26context%3Duser%3A1249136%26context_id%3D%26force_embed%3D0%26multimoog%3D%26color%3D00ADEF] Go to Backbone’s homepage to view the Press Release or click here
Posts from ‘February, 2009’
Outdoor Industry, Listen up! (to this 12-year-old)
Jordan Romero is a 12-year-old kid from Big Bear Lake, California, who is on a quest to become the youngest person to climb the Seven Summits. He’s already climbed five. However, what’s more important for the outdoor industry is the opportunity for Jordan to be a role model and inspiration to get kids active and [...]
"The AvaLung is one of the reasons I am alive today."
The CAIC released an official report of a skier and two backcountry snowboarders who set off a slide and self rescued near the Eiseman Hut north of Vail on 1/16/09. With Winter 08/09 already off to an auspicious start in terms of avalanche fatalities, this incident serves as a case study in evaluating terrain hazard [...]
