Katie Cavicchio

Mugs Stump Award sponsors, Black Diamond Equipment, Patagonia, Climbing Magazine, Mountain Gear and W.L. Gore, announce the recipients of the 2007 Mugs Stump Award. Created in 1992 in memory of Mugs Stump, one of North America's most visionary climbers, the award annually grants ...read more

Effective December 16, 2006, John Smithbaker will serve full-time as the President and CEO of North American Gear (NA Gear), an exclusive distributor of premium brands in the outdoor, hunting and fishing industries. Smithbaker, the President, CEO and board member of Brunton for ...read more

Big Agnes, maker of award winning sleeping bags, pads and tents, recently added rolling duffels to its line, and within months, those duffels were named Men's Journal Magazine's “Gear of the Year.” The Stagecoach Duffle was featured for its 70mm polyurethane “roller ...read more

Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., a global leader in climbing, ski and backcountry gear, announced today that Richard Luskin, a California-based attorney who has been handling the majority of the company's legal affairs for the past 4 years, has moved to Salt Lake City to serve as ...read more

Faithful powder-hounds braved rain of biblical proportions to attend Black Diamond's 13th Annual fundraising party for the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC). A global leader in climbing and backcountry gear, Black Diamond and nearly 700 backcountry enthusiasts raised more than $33,000 ...read more

Legendary climber Peter Croft will host two slideshows to benefit climber John Bachar and the family of Acopa Rock Shoe President Steve Karafa. Titled “Excellent Adventures,” the slideshows are slated for September 15, 2006 at Mammoth Mountaineering in Mammoth Lakes ...read more

Big Agnes® Inc., maker of innovative, award-winning sleeping bags, pads and tents, is proud to announce that its 2nd annual Bowl-O-Rama raised more than $4,000 for Leave No Trace. The company will also lend its support as official sleeping bag, sleeping pad and tent supplier to ...read more

Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., a global leader in climbing, ski and backcountry gear, and the Uinta Brewing Company, will sponsor the thirteenth annual fund-raiser party benefitting the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC). Slated for 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 14th at Black Diamond ...read more

Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., a global leader in climbing, ski and backcountry gear, announced today the hiring of Adam Chamberlain as Marketing Brand Manager, Nathan Kuder as Softgoods Category Manager and Steve Kropf as the Rockies region Sales Representative for its Ski and ...read more

Backbone Media, a full service media buying and public relations firm based in Carbondale, Colorado, announced the hiring of two new staff, Ian Anderson and H. Mavis Fitzgerald. Both will work as Public Relations Account Executives in the outdoor, fitness and lifestyle markets. ...read more

Big Agnes® Inc., maker of innovative, award-winning sleeping bags, pads and tents, announced today that it has added two new sales representatives as well as an in-house “go-to guy” to its growing team of employees. Jeff Hollis, of Arlington, Texas, will cover his home state ...read more

THOR•LO, Inc., the originator of Thorlos® activity specific sock products, is pleased to announce the appointment of sales veteran Brad "Schultz" Greenberg of Schultz & Co., to represent the Thorlos® brand in the Rocky Mountain Territory. Greenberg's territory will overlap ...read more

Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., a global leader in climbing, ski and backcountry gear, announced today the opening of it's new Asian operations in Zhuhai, China and the completion of a multi-million dollar capital investment program in its Salt Lake City, Utah facilities and Basel, ...read more

THOR•LO, Inc., the originator of Thorlos® activity specific sock products, is dedicated to preserving America¹s trails and encouraging people to embrace a healthy lifestyle. Involvement with the American Hiking Society's 14th Annual National Trails Day ¬ June 3, 2006 ¬ is ...read more

Big Agnes® Inc., maker of innovative sleeping bags, pads and tents, announces the 2nd Annual Bowl-O-Rama Fundraiser for Leave No Trace, to be held on Friday, August 11th – the second night of OR.On the heels of last year's successful event, which raised thousands of dollars ...read more

Big Agnes, maker of award winning sleeping bags, pads and tents, is proud to announce that its new Dual Core sleeping Pad has won an Editor's Choice Award from Camping Life Magazine. Stuart Bourdon, Editor of Camping Life, comments on the award. “Outdoor products designated as ...read more

Big Agnes, maker of award winning sleeping bags, pads and tents, has been named the official sleeping pad supplier of Backpacker Magazine's 2006 Get Out More Tour.Powered by a team of outdoor enthusiasts, Big Agnes creates gear for everyone who enjoys sleeping outside. As the Get ...read more

Sergeant Travis Twiggs of the US Marine Corps presented Jim Throneburg, THOR·LO chairman, with the United States flag that flew over the American Combat Headquarters in the besieged Iraqi town of Fallujah. This special honor was the Marine's way of thanking THOR·LO for its sock ...read more