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| The Conservation Alliance’s mission is to engage outdoor businesses to help protect and conserve threatened wild places for their habit and recreation values. The Conservation Alliance is a group of outdoor industry companies that disburses its collective annual membership dues to grassroots environmental organizations to protect threatened wild habitat where outdoor enthusiasts recreate.
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| Founded in 2006, the EOG Association for Conservation is an initiative from the European outdoor industry with the objective of protecting the wild areas that we care so passionately about.The outdoor industry recognises that preserving and protecting the natural environment is a core necessity and raises funds from within the industry to directly support projects.
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| Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre promotes understanding and appreciation of the world’s mountain places by creating opportunity for people to share and find inspiration. Founded in 1976, the Banff Mountain Film Festival has become the biggest and best-known mountain film festival in the world.
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| Founded in 1989, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is the premier trade association for companies in the active outdoor recreation business. OIA provides trade services for over 4000 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives and retailers in the outdoor industry, working to raise the standards of the industry and increase participation in outdoor recreation.
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| The Backpacker Magazine “Get Out More Tour” is a one-of-a kind mobile tour that brings the pages of Backpacker to life for audiences nationwide. From April to October each year, Backpacker’s experienced Get Out More road team travels the country to educate consumers about the skills and equipment they need to Get Out More!
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| The Ouray Ice Festival is an international gathering of ice climbers, gear manufacturing exhibitors, and ice climbing voyeurs simply thrilled to watch at a safe distance from the precipitous edges. The festival was first held in January of 1996 and promoted by ice climbing pioneer Jeff Lowe.
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| EpicQuest was created by a handful of athletes and elite outdoorsmen to provide unparalleled adventures around the globe. We are a team that is dedicated to opening the door to a unique world of knowledge, access and experience. Our team has been providing once in a lifetime experiences for over 25 years. Anchored by the merger of two iconic American heli-ski companies, Chugach Powder Guides and Sun Valley Heli Ski Guides, EpicQuest offers a broad menu of truly unique adventures and world-class service around the globe.
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| George Mallory was obsessed with becoming the first person to conquer Mount Everest. Last seen 800 feet below the summit in 1924, the clouds rolled in and he disappeared into legend. 75 years later, climber Conrad Anker’s life became intertwined with Mallory’s after finding his frozen body with all his belongings intact. The only thing missing was a photograph of his wife, Ruth, which Mallory had promised to place on the summit. Haunted by Mallory’s story, Conrad returns to Everest to unravel the mysteries surrounding his disappearance.
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| With a special foreword by Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who discovered George Mallory's body in 1999, the books featured in the EVEREST SERIES were on-site historical reference texts during the filming of The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest - in theaters 2010. The books also include Conrad's trip journal from the now historic Altitude Everest Expedition. The 2-book set features Mount Everest-The Reconnaissance (1921) and The Assault on Everest (1922). These historical texts give a reader a sense of context and insight into man's relationship with the world's tallest mountain -- and the land and people that surround it. |
