This ‘The Climbing Advocate’ podcast features voices of the new climbing community, and one old guy :-} Fundamentally changing our recruitment, retention and promotion practices (as an industry) will better serve our mission to protect America’s climbing, and the places we love (not to death!)
Kenji gets the final word in an August 4 NYT article about how the pandemic has brought unprecedented demand for outdoor gear, disrupting supply chains across the greater outdoor recreation industries, including cycling, paddlesports, climbing gyms, and even trampolines. Read Full Article Here from August 4, 2020
the largest annual gathering of climbers come to Joshua Tree to kick off the climbing season with education at its core… and stewardship as it’s aim. It was a packed affair, Climb Smart 2019 in Joshua Tree, CA… over 300 climbers from not only around the southland, but from across the country came to partake…
A tornado touched down in downtown Salt Lake City, UT and the Outdoor Retailer Show. The only tornado to be recorded to touch down in SLC city limits in history. Allen Crandy, professional booth builder from Las Vegas, was the sole fatality, with a dozen others critically injured. Here are comments from industry people who…
Events are all the rage these days. With the notable exception of the blockbuster failure of FyreFestival in 2017, Many new events are part of the ‘superbloom’ of successful events to consider participating in, filling in any last remnants of ‘slow season’ activity for retailers, media makers and brands in the outdoor industry. Many new…
Are you interested in Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity in the Outdoor Industry? Are you wondering how you fit into the growing movement to diversify the outdoor user base? Do you feel like you want to increase your activism in this space? Want to build your network of DEI advocates already at work in the industry?…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Kenji Haroutunian, 310-489-3281, info@friendsofjosh.org Friends Of Joshua Tree Provides Grants to Furloughed Workers via Launch of Impact Relief Fund Friends group gives $10,000 to furloughed contractors of Joshua Tree National Park JOSHUA TREE, CA – Continuing to support the community of Joshua Tree and the Park…
(a more thorough review of OR+SS 2019 will be coming on the heels of this post from late 2018) OR Winter November – A new era? OR Winter 2018 was a smaller, more intimate gathering of the mostly-softgoods side of the business where early forecasts are extremely important to apparel brands so they know what…
EPISODE 1 – REFORMING THE VALUE EQUATION Today, few companies use trade shows for the inelegant (but functional) order writing activity, once the singular value component of the trade show. Not only would that require the trade show to be timed perfectly for every company attending and exhibiting (impossible in today’s multi-variable supply chain…
Just got off the phone with an L.A. Times reporter on the developments around Outdoor Recreation and access in California, and nationwide. I enjoy his writing, but my experience with editors is that they edit. A lot. And sometimes my words are moved around or misunderstood. This is one reason why events are important, and…