Montana

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web An error in the press: News outlets around the world misreported Emily Harrington's El Cap record last week, incorrectly stating that she was the first woman to free climb the iconic big wall in less than 24 hours. In ...read more

In recent weeks, we've seen a lot of suffering among retailers, as news of closures, furloughs, and layoffs rolls in. We've also seen the best in people—customers banding together to support independent shops, vendors implementing programs to keep their dealers afloat, and brands ...read more

National parks reopening: The acting director of the National Park Service is currently working on a “framework for a gradual resumption of operations." [National Parks Traveler] A cautionary tale: Even that happens, however, we should heed the warnings from places like Utah’s ...read more

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Tour de France postponed: The race will now take place in August and September, more than two months after the original dates. The course will remain the same. [ESPN] AMC lays down the law: If you want to summit a ...read more

Every type of boat you can think of, Todd Frank is displaying in his new 14,000-square-foot The Trail Head River Sports showroom in Missoula, Montana. Canoes, inflatables, paddle boards, rafts, recreational and touring kayaks—you name it. "We’re at the junction of four major ...read more

Located on the shores of its namesake lake, Whitefish, Montana, is known for its dramatic outdoor vistas. But in the charming resort town, The Toggery has become its own kind of destination. Originally opened as Frank’s Shirt Shop in 1947 by Frank and Jessie Stephens, the store ...read more

Despite former California Governor Jerry Brown's kibosh of a bill to create an outdoor recreation office, an advocacy group is stepping up to see the legislation through under the new administration. Next Monday, California Outdoor Recreation Partnership (CORP) will lead an ...read more

On Election Day, Patagonia wants voters in Nevada and Montana to choose two specific U.S. Senate candidates who have vowed to protect public lands and waters. This is the first time in the brand's 45 years that it has publicly supported candidates and Patagonia insists the ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Heartbreaking news: A D.C. couple who was biking around the globe was killed in an attack in Tajikistan on Sunday. The two 29-year-olds—Jay Austin and Lauren ...read more

If the outdoor industry had a constitution, the Confluence Accords would be it. After seven months of collective effort, representatives from the eight states with formal offices of outdoor recreation gathered on the roof of a downtown Denver hotel yesterday to sign the accords, ...read more

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? We've created a new form where you can submit tips and story ideas. Teresa Baker, founder of the advocacy organization African American Nature and Parks Experience, will be walking the aisles at ...read more

Last week in Asheville, North Carolina, a roomful of delegates from around the country (and a few call-in attendees) took the next step in the Confluence process—a multi-state initiative to develop a national platform for the outdoor recreation industry. It was a ceremonial ...read more

If you read anything today, make it Industry Buzz. Here are today's must-read headlines: Have a news tip? We've created a new form where you can submit tips and story ideas. We'll be checking it often to ensure we don't miss anything. In an opinion column in the Albuquerque ...read more

Vermont is doing the best at loving Mother Earth and West Virginia is doing the worst, according to a new survey by WalletHub that ranked all 50 states based on the current health of the environment and residents’ environmental-friendliness. "Without a doubt, the bar for being ...read more

Obōz Footwear Founder John Connelly said his brand began as a happy accident and the acquisition by Kathmandu makes for a happy ending. "I was actually at a birthday dinner in Salt Lake City at the winter Outdoor Retailer show in 2007 and I mentioned to some REI folks that ...read more

Playing outside is serious business. More and more state governments are getting organized to maximize their outdoor economies by establishing offices devoted to the business of recreation. As of this week, there are eight state offices and task forces: Utah, Colorado, ...read more

Once Sam Valone turned 13, he could expect to be woken up at least one morning every summer to tag shipments of Patagonia merchandise for the North Carolina Great Outdoor Provision Co., founded by his father and two others in 1972. “I would spend the whole day down in the ...read more

The outdoor industry is devastated after the gut-wrenching news of famous climber Hayden Kennedy’s death. After his father, Michael Kennedy, confirmed his death, we also learned that his partner, Inge Perkins, had died in the avalanche. The 23-year-old climber and backcountry ...read more