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The Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS) has released its latest Tahoe Nature Activity Book. It will be distributed to every student in Grades 3 through 5 in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District and made freely available to other schools and districts in the Truckee-Tahoe region. The book helps enhance the current science curriculum with fun and challenging activities centered around the natural wonders of Lake Tahoe. Topics include “How to Draw A Western Tanager,” “Tahoe’s Rockin’ Geology,” and “Tahoe at Night.” “We’ve been really deliberate about making sure tha...

Legendary mountaineer Ed Viesturs signs on with Boulder apparel brand Photos courtesy of Himali) Ed Viesturs — the only American to climb all of the world’s 14 peaks over 8,000 meters without supplemental oxygen — knows what kind of gear it takes to reach high-altitude environments. He signed on with Boulder-based mountain apparel brand Himali as a part-owner and designer last month and is getting ready to launch a collection of cold-weather apparel in September. “We believe that users are great designers and people that are familiar with how gear is used generally do a good job of de...

Robert Fry opens up about the internal shift going on inside Kathmandu.

Shashwat Pant February 15, 2021 Comments Everest Outfit since 2019 has been testing their products in the high Himalayas on Nepal Having worked as professional mountain guides for a decade, one problem always plagued Tenzeeng Sherpa and Passang Geljen Sherpa. Working in the high mountains, they always needed high-class climbing gear. But, with everything in Nepal overpriced or overrated, they always had to ask clients or friends to bring them from abroad. Every time they climbed together, they always talked about starting a brand that would sell outdoor gear at a reasonable price. But, as the...

>> then sort of maybe most importantly, we started marketing the company using my mom. >> a tough mother, that i don't mind. >> most people think she's an actress. she's actually -- she is my mom and her point of view and sense of humor and the way that that's been -- that's become the personality of the brand. these brands that we've acquired, including sorel and mountain hardware and prana, each have their own points of view and personality, and we want to make sure that those are free to grow and be as different from columbia as possible. we don't need to be buying another columbia. we need...