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Knoxville, TN, May 21, 2019 – Nominations are open for the 2019 America Outdoors Awards for professionals in the Outdoor Recreation Industry. Nominations will be open until August 1, 2019. The winner of the Industry Achievement Award will be voted on by the Board of Directors. ...read more
Farm to Feet, makers of 100% American socks, recently named JCA Sales its Agency of the Year. The award was presented to agency principal Jeff Church at Farm to Feet’s sales meeting earlier this week in St. Louis. “Jeff’s enthusiasm and the team’s tireless efforts over the past ...read more
May 3, 2019 - Boulder, CO – Heritage brand Sierra Designs has provided incredible design and functionality at attainable prices for decades, offering some of the best cost-to-weight outdoor gear in the industry. Recognized for its technical ingenuity and affordability, Sierra ...read more
BOULDER, Colo. (April 30, 2019) – Earning its second major trail-running award this year, SCARPA, a leader in building performance footwear for all aspects of mountain sports, today was named winner of Outside Magazine’s 2019 Gear of the Year Award for its new Spin Ultra, a ...read more
BOULDER, Colo. (April 16, 2019) – SCARPA, an industry leader in performance footwear for all aspects of mountain sports, earned a 2019 Editors’ Choice Award from Trail Runner Magazine for its lightweight, highly cushioned new trail shoe, the Spin Ultra. The Spin Ultra’s design ...read more
CAMPBELL, Calif., 4 April 2019 – Centric Software, the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market leader, is celebrating the signing of its 300 customer. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to fashion, retail, footwear, outdoor, luxury and consumer ...read more
The Aspen Institute has announced its 2019 Class of Henry Crown Fellows, including Combat Flip Flops’ CEO, Matthew ‘Griff’ Griffin. The Henry Crown Fellowship mobilizes a new breed of leaders, between 30-45 years, to tackle the world’s most intractable problems. All are proven ...read more
SEATTLE, Wash. (March 19, 2019) — Therm-a-Rest has been leading the industry with award-winning outdoor sleeping gear since 1972, and this year is no different as Backpacker Magazine honors the brand with its 2019 Editor’s Choice Award for the new Hyperion 20F/-6C sleeping bag. ...read more
Bend, OR (March 18, 2019) – Hydro Flask, the award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks now in the Housewares segment of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ, NM: HELE), has won four iF Design Awards, including a first-ever gold award. The Unbound ...read more
Vancouver, BC (March 18, 2019)- Hillsound Equipment, the leading producer of winter traction equipment and gaiters for outdoor enthusiasts, is excited to announce that their ambassador, Heather ‘Anish’ Anderson, has been named a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. ...read more
Seattle, WASH (March 13, 2019) – Mountain Safety Research® (MSR®) is honored to receive two prestigious awards, from ISPO and BACKPACKER, for two of their standard-setting high-performance mountaineering products this spring. The MSR DynaLock Ascent Poles have been recognized as ...read more
Knoxville, February 25, 2019 – America Outdoors, the leading association of outfitters and guides, announced today the appointment of six new members of the Board of Directors. Joining the Board of Directors are Dania Egedi of Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resorts in Corbin, ...read more
Taufkirchen, Germany — Ortovox, a leader in avalanche safety equipment and wool-based mountain wear, has been awarded Leader Status by Fair Wear Foundation (FWF), the highest level of distinction for fair working conditions offered by the apparel industry watchdog. The FWF ...read more
Sheboygan, WI. (February 20, 2019) – Wigwam Mills Inc., the family-owned maker of premium, made-in-the-USA socks since 1905, announces it has selected ten individuals to join #teamwigwam, Wigwam’s 2019 brand ambassador program. “We are so excited to work with this crop of ...read more
The new 2019 Airpin™ Ultralight Stake from NEMO has won Backpacker Magazine’s Editors’ Choice award, announced at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show on January 30th and featured in the Spring 2019 Gear Guide, on sale March 8th. “They’re extremely easy to use. No more fighting with ...read more
Two Harbors, MN — February 6, 2019 —Backpacker Magazine has awarded the all new Granite Gear Blaze 60 multi-day backpack the Editor’s Choice Gold award for 2019. The Editor’s Choice Gold Award, a first for Granite Gear, recognizes the Blaze 60’s update of Granite Gear’s original ...read more
MUNICH (Feb. 5, 2019) – Holden, the stylish performance outerwear and sportswear brand, received the coveted 2019 ISPO Product of the Year award in Health & Fitness > Lifestyle & Fashion for its Women’s Hybrid Down Jogger. This comes on the heels of having won the 2018 ISPO ...read more
Costa’s Untangled Collection received the annual REI Root Award, recognizing industry-leading sustainable product design, during the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show this week in Denver. Each year, REI celebrates sustainability by giving a brand the award, which celebrates the most ...read more
Bozeman, Mt. (Jan. 22, 2019) – The Inge Perkins Scholarship was established in 2018 to celebrate the life and inspiration of Inge by providing financial assistance to a young female rock climber living in the greater Gallatin Valley. Since its founding, the Inge Perkins ...read more
January 21, 2019 (Oregon City, OR) – Benchmade Knife Company, a premium knife manufacturer based in Oregon City, OR, was recognized by the Portland Business Journal as one of Oregon’s Most Admired Companies within the 'Product Makers and Designers' category. Other companies in ...read more
ELKTON, MD (Janaury 15, 2019) – W.L. Gore & Associates, makers of GORE-TEX products, recently won a Gear of the Year Award from Gear Junkie, a heavily trafficked consumer media site that tests and reports on leading gear and technology in the outdoor industry. Gore won for one of ...read more
Asheville, NC – December 16, 2018 – Diamond Brand Gear, an American legacy in domestic outdoor gear manufacturing since 1881, was recently named the 2018 WNC Best Brand for a Business Started Before 2010 by the Small Business Center at Blue Ridge Community College in Henderson ...read more
SEATTLE, Wash. (Dec. 12, 2018) – Seattle-based Therm-a-Rest, the industry leader in premium outdoor camp comfort, announces the retirement of its Senior Product Developer, Jim Marson, at the end of the year. After more than three decades with Therm-a-Rest’s product development ...read more
Knoxville – December 10, 2018 – America Outdoors is pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 George & Pamela Wendt Industry Achievement Award. This esteemed award is bestowed upon individuals or organizations that have shown exceptional innovation, achievement, dedication and ...read more
